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UN secretary-general to appoint top Swiss diplomat as Myanmar envoy

Wed, 25 Apr 2018 23:53:01 +0200

Antonio Guterres will appoint the Swiss ambassador to Germany, Christine Schraner Burgener, to be his new special envoy to Myanmar, UN sources said on Wednesday.

Standing ovation for Suu Kyi at Swiss parliament

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:47:00 +0200

A rapturous standing ovation greeted Aung San Suu Kyi at the Swiss parliament on the second day of her landmark European trip on Friday, after she cancelled her engagements the night before due to
exhaustion.

Suu Kyi makes historic visit to Switzerland

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:19:00 +0200

Burma democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is due to address the International Labour Organization conference in Geneva on Thursday, kicking off the opposition leader's historic European tour.