Former Swiss President Viola Amherd To Attend King Harald's Funeral
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Ex consigliera federale Viola Amherd partecipa a funerali re Harald
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The ceremony will take place on September 9 in Oslo, with royal families and guests from Switzerland and abroad expected to attend.
When asked by the Keystone-SDA news agency, the Federal Chancellery confirmed that Amherd will attend the funeral of King Harald V. In 2024, as Swiss president she travelled to Norway, where she met the monarch.
+ Drafting women into the army the Norwegian wayThe last time the Norwegian monarch visited Switzerland, together with his wife Sonja, was in 2006. The then-President of the Confederation, Moritz Leuenberger, received the couple.
Close Swiss-Norwegian tiesSwitzerland maintains close ties with Norway. Both countries are members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), but not of the European Union. The two states also share similarities regarding neutrality and regularly act as mediators in global conflicts.
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