The Swiss government has cancelled plans for a House of Switzerland public site at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, citing current health measures in Japan and travel restrictions during the sporting events.
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“By taking this decision three months before their opening, the foreign ministry intends to safeguard the financial interests of the [government] and its private-sector partners, whose views were also considered in the risk analysis that preceded the decision,” the foreign ministry said in a statementExternal link on Thursday.
It marks the first such cancellation since Presence SwitzerlandExternal link, the foreign ministry agency that markets Switzerland abroad, took on responsibility for the site at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
The House of Switzerland’s Tokyo appearance had been scheduled from July 24 to September 5.
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