Further details: <http://www.uk-ch.org/>
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Dialogue Across Mountains -
From Dialogue to Partnership
The Swiss parliament has established Presence Switzerland to promote
international knowledge and understanding of modern Switzerland. Presence
Switzerland has decided that the UK should be a priority country for its
operations. The British government warmly welcomes this decision.
Presence Switzerland’s strategy aims to reinforce Swiss-British relations and
Switzerland’s presence in the UK in a sustainable and long-term way. Many
projects are in preparation for 2002/3. The emphasis will be on British and
Swiss people working together to move from dialogue to greater partnership
over the three-year programme.
The UN has declared 2002 to be the “International Year of Mountains.” We
are therefore basing the early stages of the programme on the theme
“Dialogue Across Mountains.”
The aim of “Dialogue Across Mountains“ is to increase awareness among a
wider cross-section of the British population of the importance of the Anglo-
Swiss relationship, to widen exchanges between the UK and Switzerland and
to establish the basis for more sustainable contacts between British and
Swiss people, communities and organisations.
We invite you all to take part in this programme.
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