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As U.N. forum, Swiss promote science and diplomacy for solutions

In the shadow of a paradigm-shifting war in Europe, the first-ever Swiss-led U.N. Security Council "open debate" promoted anticipatory science and diplomacy as a 21st century solution.

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis presides over the U.N. Security Council.
Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis presides over the U.N. Security Council. (AN/FDFA)

Switzerland's first-ever presidency of the U.N. Security Council couldn't come at a more striking time as the nation's centuries-old policy of neutrality is challenged by Russia's war in Ukraine and shifting European alliances.

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis chaired the Alpine nation's first flagship event at the 15-nation council on Wednesday, calling on nations to strengthen the council's confidence-building approaches and instruments for sustainable peace.

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