Switzerland has reaffirmed its solidarity with Ukrainian neighbour Moldova. Interior Minister Alain Berset, who holds the rotating Swiss presidency this year, received President Maia Sandu in Bern on Wednesday.
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Sandu explained to Berset, Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, Economics Minister Guy Parmelin and Justice Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider the impact of Russian military aggression against Ukraine on her country, according to a government statement.
In response to these repercussions, Switzerland has supplemented its cooperation for the years 2022 and 2023 and the existing development cooperation programme with a humanitarian programme. Switzerland plans to provide CHF26 million ($29 million). This aid mainly concerns the reception of Ukrainian refugees in Moldova.
Three documents were signed in Bern on Wednesday: a declaration of intent to institutionalise a dialogue on labour and employment, a declaration on cooperation in tourism, and a commitment to rapidly advance and conclude the ongoing negotiations on a social security agreement.
The Moldovan president’s programme on Thursday includes a visit to a pharmaceutical company in Basel and a panel event at federal technology institute ETH Zurich.
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