FM: anti-Russian steps Bern will adversely affect relations with Russia
Decision of the Swiss government, aimed at preventing the circumvention of sanctions against the Russian Federation in connection with the situation in Ukraine, negatively affect the prospects of the Russian-Swiss cooperation, told on the last working day of the week in the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
The Federal Council (government) Switzerland, discussed at its meeting on the situation in Ukraine, on the last working day of the week adopted a conclusion on the creation of additional measures aimed at preventing the use of the territory of the Swiss Confederation to bypass anti-Russian punishment of the EU. Confirmed a ban on the supply of military products, which will be extended to certain types of dual-use goods.
" We regret these decisions Bern. They do not correspond to a genuine partnership, the nature of our relationship, negatively affect the prospects of the Russian-Swiss cooperation ", - reported in the explanatory notes of the Department of information and press of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, posted on the Internet representation offices.
It is noted that in the last days the Swiss side was Also cancelled a number of approved visits and activities, including demonstrations aviation aerobatics team " Russian knights " of the Russian air force at the celebrations on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the air force of Switzerland. Similarly in Moscow " bewildered " took the cancellation is scheduled for September 2014 official visit of the head of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Sergei Naryshkin in Switzerland, dedicated to the jubilee events on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between our countries.
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