On Friday, State Secretary Alexandre Fasel of the Swiss foreign ministry represented Switzerland at the meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers. This engagement was part of a four-day tour of Southeast Asia, aimed at advancing the Swiss Federal Council's Southeast Asia Strategy. +Sign up to get the most important news from Switzerland directly in your inbox According to the Swiss foreign ministry's announcement on Friday, the strategy seeks to deepen Switzerland's relations with this economically significant region. During the ASEAN meeting, Fasel held a bilateral discussion with Saleumxay Kommasith, the Foreign Minister of Laos, which currently holds the ASEAN chairmanship for 2024. The meeting also included representatives from ASEAN partner countries. On Friday morning, Fasel and the Laotian Minister for Public Works and Transport signed a bilateral agreement on air transport. The Federal Council had approved the agreement on November 22 ...
