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Switzerland pledges CHF60 million aid to Syria

Switzerland supports Syria with 60 million francs
Switzerland supports Syria with 60 million francs Keystone-SDA

Switzerland has pledged CHF60 million in humanitarian aid for Syria.

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The head of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Patricia Danzi, travelled to Brussels on Monday to attend the ninth Brussels Conference on Syria.

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The funds will be used to help the Syrian population on the ground and in neighbouring countries, said Danzi in an interview with the Keystone-SDA news agency on the sidelines of the conference.

Many returning Syrians lack everything: houses, schools and healthcare facilities. The conference should be part of the solution.

The conference took place around three months after Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad fled the country. For the first time, representatives of the country were at the table.

Syria was represented by interim Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaybani, who expressed his thanks for the help provided so far and asked for further investment in his country, as he said in his speech in the conference hall.

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