Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis attends special WEF meeting in Riyadh
Published: Saturday, Apr 27th 2024, 11:01
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Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis will take part in a two-day special meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Saudi Arabia on Sunday and Monday. The event aims to promote dialog on global cooperation.
The event will focus on the topics of "Global Cooperation, Growth and Energy", as announced by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) on Saturday.
The meeting aims to bring together leaders from politics, the public and private sectors, international organizations, NGOs, academia and civil society to promote dialogue on various global challenges.
The head of the FDFA will also use his participation in Riyadh to discuss topics of international relevance, such as the situation in the Middle East or Ukraine and the high-level peace conference planned by Switzerland. A bilateral meeting with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud, is also planned on the fringes of the event.
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