Mr Hannes GERMANN

Speeches since 2019

28/04/2022 | 13:11:57 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2)   Allow me to make a small preliminary remark as a representative of the Swiss Confederation. As you are probably aware, the Congress of Vienna in 1815 imposed neutrality on Switzerland. Thanks to neutrality, we have always been able to play an important mediating role in conflicts or acts of war. I refer to international Geneva. Neutrality as such is non-negotiable, but it must be interpreted differently depending on the situation. In the...