Federal Councillor Widmer-Schlumpf takes positive view of the G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers in Moscow
Bern, 16.2.2013 - From 15 to 16 February 2013, Federal Councillor Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf took part in the meetings of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Moscow to which Switzerland was invited for the first time. The focus of the meeting was the measures to resolve the financial crisis, namely to restructure public finances and the necessary structural reforms to stimulate growth. Switzerland supports the recommendations made by the Russian G20 presidency in this regard. In the run-up to the meeting, Federal Councillor Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf was received by President Putin. In addition, she used the occasion for bilateral talks.