The Foreign Ministers of Russia and Switzerland exchanged telegrams on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis congratulated each other on the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. This was announced on March 19 on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

"Lavrov and the head of the Federal Department (Minister) of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation, Igor Cassis, exchanged congratulatory telegrams on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries," the statement said.

The anniversary date itself was celebrated the day before, on March 18, she added "Газета.Ru ".

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