Former United States President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday, maintained close ties with Switzerland. In 1960, he took part in the Bilderberg Conference on the Bürgenstock, a meeting of influential personalities from politics and business. In 2003, Carter also campaigned for the Geneva Initiative, a peace initiative supported by Switzerland to resolve the Middle East conflict. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In an interview at the time, Carter said that the Geneva Initiative, which came about with Switzerland's financial and logistical support, and which was launched by unofficial representatives of Israel and the Palestinians, was compatible with the final goal of the so-called "roadmap". + Switzerland to host Middle East conference on international humanitarian law "What the Geneva Initiative provides for is perfectly and precisely compatible with the ultimate objective of the roadmap and the 1993 Oslo agreements", said the former Democratic ...
