New Year’s reception
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Swiss President Pascal Couchepin meets and greets the diplomatic corps at a New Year reception.
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At the start of every year, the Swiss president receives diplomatic representatives from over 100 nations. (pictures and text: Christoph Balsiger, swissinfo)
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