Switzerland, 1998
Switzerland
Geneva
May 13
• Interview granted to the press upon his arrival at Geneva’s international airport.
May 14
• Speech delivered at the commemorative session of the fiftieth anniversary of the World Health Organization at the Palais des Nations.
• First intervention made during the debate of the plenary session to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the World Health Organization at the Palais des Nations.
• Second intervention during the debate of the plenary session to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the World Health Organization at the Palais des Nations.
• Interview granted to the Swiss television at the Palais des Nations.
May 15
• Speech delivered to the members of the Geneva Diplomatic Club and the Swiss International Politics Forum at ‘President Wilson’ Hotel.
May 16
• Statements made in Geneva.
• Exchange held with Ernst Leunberger, president of the Federal Assembly, and the delegation of Swiss parliamentarians who were to pay a visit to Cuba.
• Meeting with members of the Switzerland-Cuba Friendship Association at the Intercontinental Hotel.
Fribourg
May 17
• Tour around the canton of Fribourg. Visit to the ancient Gruyere Castle.
• Dialogue with a farmer devoted to dairy cattle breeding.
• Visit to the winter tourist resort Le Moleson and the Swiss Alps.
Geneva
• Conversation with Renato Ruggiero, director general of the World Trade Organization, at the Intercontinental Hotel.
May 19
• Speech delivered at the session to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of the Multilateral Trade System, at the Palais des Nations.
• Press conference granted at the Swiss Press Club.
Bern
May 20
• Private conversation with Flavio Cotti, President of the Swiss Confederation, at the Lohn de Kehrsatz Mansion.
• Official conversations with Flavio Cotti, President of the Swiss Confederation, at the Lohn de Kehrsatz Mansion.
• Exchange with Flavio Cotti, President of the Swiss Confederation, over dinner at the Lohn de Kehrsatz Mansion.
• Press conference granted at the Lohn de Kehrsatz Mansion.
• Interview granted to the Swiss television.
Lausanne
May 21
• Visit to the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee. Tour around the Olympic Museum.
• Conversation with Juan Antonio Samaranch, President of the International Olympic Committee.
• Meeting with the staff of the Cuban mission in Switzerland.
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• Meeting with Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa.