WSSD in Johannesburg: What Switzerland is seeking to achieve
Bern, 22.08.2002 - Switzerland wishes to make sustainable development once again a key topic on the international political agenda.
This was stated by Federal Councillor Joseph Deiss, Head of the Swiss delegation, at a press conference devoted to Switzerland's participation at the Johannesburg Summit. He announced that the Swiss delegation would be focusing on the issues of mountains, water, poverty, the environment, trade and governance.
Walter Fust, Director of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and Deputy Head of the Swiss delegation, said that the "SustainableSwitzerland" information platform, which will provide a forum for events and contacts, underlined Switzerland's wide-ranging involvement in the area of sustainable development.
SAEFL Director Philippe Roch, another leading member of the delegation, welcomed the Summit as an outstanding opportunity to put the spotlight on international sustainability and environmental policy.
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