Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.
Today Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Senator The Hon Don Farrell, Minister for Trade and Tourism, Special Minister of State officially opened Australia's new Embassy in Bern, Switzerland
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan will travel to Geneva, Switzerland to lead Australia’s delegation to the 12th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC12).
Switzerland country brief. Australia and Switzerland established diplomatic ties in 1961. Switzerland has operated an Embassy in Canberra without interruption since 1961.