The President of the Republic of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani and the First Gentleman Prindon Sadriu, at the invitation of the Swiss Federal Council- led by the President of the Swiss Confederation, Mrs. Karin Keller-Sutter, have travelled to Switzerland, on the first state visit of a Kosovo head of state to this country.
The visit will be carried out within the framework of excellent interstate relations and will aim to further strengthen bilateral cooperation between Kosovo and Switzerland.
State visits are the highest level of visits, hence this visit this marks a historic moment in Kosovo-Switzerland relations.
A reception with state honors will be held at the official Lohn Residence as well as a working lunch, where President Osmani and the First Gentleman Mr. Prindon Sadriu, will be received with highest state honours by President Keller-Sutter and the First gentleman, Morten Keller.
Afterwards, at Bundesplatz, Bern’s central square, a state welcome ceremony with military honours will be held, where, President Osmani and President Keller-Sutter will have the opportunity to greet numerous citizens who will participate in this symbolic moment of friendship between the two countries.
The program of the visit will continue with the state ceremony at the Swiss Parliament, where President Osmani will deliver a special speech before representatives of Swiss institutions. Also, during her stay in Bern, President Osmani will hold separate meetings with leaders of federal institutions.
In St. Gallen, President Osmani and her counterpart Keller-Sutter will visit the SQUARE innovation centre of the University of St. Gallen.
Meanwhile, in Geneva, President Osmani will participate in an event on the political legacy of Martti Ahtisaari, jointly organized by the Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation, the Permanent Mission of Finland in Geneva, the international organization Interpeace and the Geneva Graduate Institute.
During her stay in Geneva, President Osmani will have a meeting with the Albanian diaspora.
