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Switzerland and the \u200bEuropean Union on Thursday \u200bsaid they planned to \u200cdeepen cooperation \u200bon security and defence, including exchange of information in areas ranging from Ukraine \u200cto the Middle East. The two sides issued a joint declaration stating that aim following talks in Zurich between Swiss \u200cForeign Minister Ignazio Cassis and EU foreign policy chief Kaja \u200cKallas.<\/p>\n
A draft of the declaration said the two sides’ top diplomats aimed to hold annual dialogue and step up exchanges on issues and \u2060places \u200bof joint \u2060interest including Ukraine, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Latin America and the \u2060United States. The two sides pledged to strengthen cooperation on foreign policy, \u200bsecurity and defence, and Swiss representatives would be invited, \u2060as appropriate, to meetings of the EU Foreign Affairs Council and relevant \u2060preparatory \u200bbodies, it said.<\/p>\n
Issues of common interest also encompassed human rights, peace mediation, multilateral affairs, restrictive measures, consular affairs, \u2060and crisis management abroad. The declaration said the two planned to \u2060boost cooperation between \u2060EU delegations and offices and Swiss embassies and missions in third countries and to international \u200corganisations. (Writing \u200cby Dave Graham, Editing by \u200bLinda Pasquini)<\/p>\n
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