Visit of Council of States Delegation

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On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Singapore, President of the Council of States, Mr Ivo Bischofberger and 5 other members of the Council of States (Ms Karin Keller-Sutter, first Vice President, SG; Mr Jean-René Fournier, second Vice President, VS; Ms Géraldine Savary, VD; Mr Alex Kuprecht, SZ; Mr Robert Cramer, GE) undertook a two day visit to Singapore at the end of March.

The Parliamentarian Delegation met with Deputy Speaker Lim Biow Chuan and members of the Singapore-Europe Regional Parliamentary Group. A courtesy visit was paid to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, with whom the delegation had a friendly and informative exchange. The visit strengthened the already close ties between Singapore and Switzerland and underlined the friendship we have built over decades.

The delegation visited various Swiss institutions such as the Singapore – ETH Center for Global Environmental Sustainability (SEC), the St. Gallen Institute of Management in Asia and the Swiss School in Singapore which also celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The parliamentarians also visited important Singaporean institutions such as the HDB (Housing & Development Board) and the URA (Urban Redevelopment Authority) in order to get familiar with Singapore. Finally members of the Swiss community met the Council of States Delegation at an informal reception held at the Swiss Club with the launch of the postcard booklet “50 Years of Diplomatic Relations Switzerland – Singapore”.

Click here (PDF, 7 Pages, 2.2 MB) to view photos of the official visit