Switzerland to participate in the XIVth Summit of La Francophonie
Bern, 8.10.2012 - The XIVth Summit of La Francophonie is being held in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on 13-14 October 2012. The Swiss delegation will be headed by Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer, vice-president of the Swiss Federal Council. The Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter, will attend the Summit’s Ministerial Conference on 11 October, following which he will pay working visits to Burundi and Egypt.