{"id":124827,"date":"2021-08-01T17:30:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T17:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/ignazio-cassis-la-svizzera-nel-cuore-il-mondo-come-casa\/"},"modified":"2021-09-11T09:37:46","modified_gmt":"2021-09-11T09:37:46","slug":"ignazio-cassis-switzerland-in-my-heart-the-world-as-a-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/ignazio-cassis-switzerland-in-my-heart-the-world-as-a-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Ignazio Cassis: &#8220;Switzerland in my heart, the world as a home&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Ignazio Cassis: &#8220;Switzerland in my heart, the world as a home&#8221;<\/h1>\n<h3><em>Speech of the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok on the day of National Day to the many Swiss in foreign lands<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, on an official visit to Southeast Asia on the day of the 730th birthday of the Swiss Confederation, wanted to send a special message from Bangkok on the occasion of National Day 2021.<br \/>\nThe trip, scheduled from August 1 to 6, 2021 in three different states, was organized in order to cultivate good relations with the Far East and look to the future.<br \/>\nHe will visit Thailand and Vietnam, countries with which Switzerland has had bilateral relations in many areas for 90 and 50 years respectively and which are among its most important economic partners in the region, and Laos, with which the government in Bern aims to intensify collaboration in development cooperation. To this end, he spoke not only in German, French and Italian, but also in English for the guests.<br \/>\nWith this trip, the head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs also wanted to see first-hand how the Swiss community abroad is dealing with the coronavirus crisis.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Guy Parmelin: \u201cI valori di ieri saranno quelli di domani\u2026\u201d\" href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/guy-parmelin-yesterdays-values-will-be-tomorrows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guy Parmelin: &#8220;Yesterday&#8217;s values will be tomorrow&#8217;s&#8230;&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_124681\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-124681\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-124682 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos-2-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"La visita nel 2021 del Consigliere Federale Ignazio Cassis in Thailandia, Vietnam e Laos\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos-2-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos-2-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos-2.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-124681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis&#8217; visit in 2021 to Thailand, Vietnam and Laos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>&#8220;Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Liebe Schweizerinnen und Schweizer,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sawasdee Krup! (hello)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Oggi \u00e8 il compleanno della Svizzera. Fin da bambino, il primo agosto \u00e8 un appuntamento fisso nel mio calendario e me ne rallegro ogni volta: Portiamo tutti dentro di noi tanti ricordi legati a questa festa, come\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2022 illuminare le strade con le lanterne,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u2022 osservare la luce calda dei fal\u00f2 e sentire lo scoppiettare del fuoco,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u2022 vivere la magia dei colori dei fuochi d\u2019artificio in riva al lago.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Non solo ognuno ha i suoi ricordi. Ma anche le comunit\u00e0 linguistiche, ogni Cantone e ogni villaggio ha le sue tradizioni. Tante storie diverse, cos\u00ec come molto diversa \u00e8 la nostra Svizzera. Una diversit\u00e0 che ci arricchisce, un Paese che vive della sua pluralit\u00e0.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"La Svizzera e i \u201cfantastici quattro\u201d della democrazia diretta\" href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/switzerland-the-fantastic-four-direct-democracy\/\">Switzerland and the &#8220;fantastic four&#8221; of direct democracy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_124657\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-124657\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-124658 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-discorso-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-a-Bangkok-in-occasione-della-Festa-Nazionale-Svizzera-2021-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Il discorso del Consigliere Federale Ignazio Cassis a Bangkok in occasione della Festa Nazionale Svizzera 2021\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-discorso-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-a-Bangkok-in-occasione-della-Festa-Nazionale-Svizzera-2021-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-discorso-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-a-Bangkok-in-occasione-della-Festa-Nazionale-Svizzera-2021-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-discorso-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-a-Bangkok-in-occasione-della-Festa-Nazionale-Svizzera-2021-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-discorso-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-a-Bangkok-in-occasione-della-Festa-Nazionale-Svizzera-2021-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-discorso-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-a-Bangkok-in-occasione-della-Festa-Nazionale-Svizzera-2021.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-124657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The speech of Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis in Bangkok on the occasion of the Swiss National Day 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Questo primo agosto \u00e8 per me molto speciale: \u00e8 la prima volta che lo festeggio all\u2019estero, da quando sono stato eletto in Consiglio federale!<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Un Premier Ao\u00fbt o\u00f9 je ne suis pas en Suisse? Je me suis alors pos\u00e9 deux questions :<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u2022 Puis-je f\u00eater l&#8217;anniversaire de la Suisse comme il se doit, si loin de notre pays?<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u2022 Et encore: o\u00f9 commence et o\u00f9 se termine r\u00e9ellement la Suisse?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Une question pas si simple \u00e0 r\u00e9pondre.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u2022 Est-ce sont ses fronti\u00e8res g\u00e9ographiques qui la d\u00e9limitent?<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u2022 Est-ce que c\u2019est la pr\u00e9sence physique de nos citoyens qui la d\u00e9finit?<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u2022 Ou encore s&#8217;agit-il de parler nos quatre langues nationales?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Je peux faire court: il y a une Suisse g\u00e9ographique, qui est loin d\u2019ici, mais il y a une Suisse du c\u0153ur, qui est l\u00e0 ce soir, qui cr\u00e9e ce lien psychologique et \u00e9motionnel avec notre Patrie. Et je sens fort les battements de vos c\u0153urs!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Je vous l\u2019ai dit, la Suisse vit de ses diversit\u00e9s: le f\u00e9d\u00e9ralisme, le plurilinguisme, la pluralit\u00e9 politique dans toutes les institutions, la cinqui\u00e8me Suisse, une vari\u00e9t\u00e9 culturelle unique au monde. Tout \u00e7a, c\u2019est la Suisse \u2013 notre Suisse.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>La crise pand\u00e9mique a cependant emphatis\u00e9 un processus d\u2019uniformisation qui me pr\u00e9occupe, m\u00eame en Suisse. On a parfois le sentiment que la seule diversit\u00e9 encore vraiment appr\u00e9ci\u00e9e est la biodiversit\u00e9.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Soyons donc fiers de la diversit\u00e9 qui nous caract\u00e9rise et engageons-nous pour le respect de chaque personne qui pense diff\u00e9remment: c\u2019est bien son droit!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"L\u2019etica della competitivit\u00e0 e lo spirito del federalismo\" href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/competitivenes-spirit-federalism\/\">The ethics of competitiveness and the spirit of federalism<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_124685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-124685\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-124686 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos-3-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"La visita nel 2021 del Consigliere Federale Ignazio Cassis in Thailandia, Vietnam e Laos\" width=\"840\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos-3-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos-3-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos-3-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos-3-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos-3.jpg 1921w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-124685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis&#8217; visit in 2021 to Thailand, Vietnam and Laos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Meine Damen und Herren.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>In diesem Sinne \u2013 um diese Diversit\u00e4t zu pflegen \u2013 wollte ich unseren Nationaltag mit Vertreterinnen und Vertretern der f\u00fcnften Schweiz, feiern. Mit unseren Auslandschweizerinnen und Auslandschweizer in Thailand, Malaysia, Kambodscha, Laos und Myanmar.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Erlauben Sie mir unsere Landsleute in Myanmar speziell zu erw\u00e4hnen: Sie sehen sich nicht nur mit einer Gesundheitskrise konfrontiert, sondern durchleben auch gesellschaftlich turbulente Zeiten. Ihnen gelten meine besten W\u00fcnsche f\u00fcr eine rasche politische Stabilisierung.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Und dem thail\u00e4ndischen Volk m\u00f6chte ich unsere Solidarit\u00e4t im Kampf gegen die aktuelle Pandemie bekunden. \u00dcbertragenbare Krankheiten haben seit Anbeginn der Zeit die Geschichte der Menschheit gepr\u00e4gt. Und sind werden es auch in Zukunft tun. Gemeinsam k\u00f6nnen wir uns aber sch\u00fctzen und solchen Krankheiten vorbeugen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Waldst\u00e4tte e i Cantoni \u201cforestali\u201d agli albori della Svizzera\u2026\" href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/waldstaette-forest-cantons-swiss\/\">Waldst\u00e4tte and the &#8220;forest&#8221; cantons at the dawn of the Swiss&#8230;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_124669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-124669\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-124670 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-discorso-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-a-Bangkok-in-occasione-della-Festa-Nazionale-Svizzera-2021-3-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Il discorso del Consigliere Federale Ignazio Cassis a Bangkok in occasione della Festa Nazionale Svizzera 2021\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-discorso-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-a-Bangkok-in-occasione-della-Festa-Nazionale-Svizzera-2021-3-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-discorso-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-a-Bangkok-in-occasione-della-Festa-Nazionale-Svizzera-2021-3-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-discorso-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-a-Bangkok-in-occasione-della-Festa-Nazionale-Svizzera-2021-3-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-discorso-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-a-Bangkok-in-occasione-della-Festa-Nazionale-Svizzera-2021-3-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-discorso-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-a-Bangkok-in-occasione-della-Festa-Nazionale-Svizzera-2021-3.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-124669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The speech of Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis in Bangkok on the occasion of the Swiss National Day 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Ich bin aktuell auf diplomatischer Reise nach Thailand, Laos und Vietnam. Und dies obwohl die Covid-Situation nach wie vor sehr unsicher ist.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Auch in Thailand \u2013 wohin wir vor wenigen Tagen 100 Atemschutzger\u00e4te und eine Million Antigentests geliefert haben.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Diese gelebte Solidarit\u00e4t \u2013 sie ist ein zentrales Markenzeichen der Schweiz. Mit unseren Aussenvertretungen bleiben wir vor Ort \u2013 auch wenn es schwierig wird. Und wir helfen!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2022 Die Schweiz unterst\u00fctzt die multilaterale L\u00f6sung zur globalen gerechten Verteilung der Covid-Impfstoffe. Das Schweizer Volk hierf\u00fcr bereits mehr als 300 Millionen US Dollars gespendet.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2022 In Juni haben wir zudem 4 Millionen Impfdosen an die COVAX-Initiative \u00fcbergeben. Davon profitieren auch Schweizerinnen und Schweizer, die sich in Laos und Kambodscha mit COVAX-Spenden impfen lassen k\u00f6nnen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"La Presidenza della Confederazione Elvetica dal 1848 a oggi\" href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/the-presidency-of-the-helvetic-confederation-from-1848-to-the-present-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Presidency of the Helvetic Confederation from 1848 to the present day<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I am happy and grateful to celebrate the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SwissNationalDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SwissNationalDay<\/a>with the Swiss community in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Asia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Asia<\/a> Looking ahead to our common future based on Swiss values of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/solidarity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#solidarity<\/a>, responsibility &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/diversity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#diversity<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lVJSFDlbM4\">https:\/\/t.co\/lVJSFDlbM4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Uz74QS3MWX\">pic.twitter.com\/Uz74QS3MWX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ignazio Cassis (@ignaziocassis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ignaziocassis\/status\/1421807972896940036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2022 Und mit unserer Entwicklungszusammenarbeit unterst\u00fctzen wir beispielsweise Projekte wie:<\/em><br \/>\n<em>&#8211; Fabrikmitarbeiterfamilien, die in Kambodscha w\u00e4hrend des Lockdowns ihr Einkommen verloren haben,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>&#8211; und zur\u00fcckkehrende Arbeitsmigrantinnen und Arbeitsmigranten in Quarant\u00e4necamps in Laos.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2022 Und wir setzen uns auch daf\u00fcr ein, dass Schweizerinnen und Schweizer, die im Ausland leben, vor Ort den gleichen Zugang zur Covid-Impfung erhalten, wie einheimische Personen. Was wir aktuell nicht d\u00fcrfen, ist, Impfstoffe aus der Schweiz an die Schweizer Gemeinschaft im Ausland zu versenden. Die Vertr\u00e4ge mit den Impfstoff-Herstellern erlauben ausschliesslich die Verwendung innerhalb der Schweiz. Daher ist es wichtig, dass Schweizerinnern und Schweizer in ihrem neuen Heimatland die gleiche Unterst\u00fctzung erhalten, wie ausl\u00e4ndische B\u00fcrgerinnen und B\u00fcrger in der Schweiz.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Das ist gelebte Solidarit\u00e4t. Und genau diese gelebte Solidarit\u00e4t ist Teil dessen, was die Schweiz ausmacht. Sie ist Teil unserer Identit\u00e4t. Diese Schweizer Identit\u00e4t \u2013 liebe Auslandschweizerinnen und Auslandschweizer \u2013 wird auch durch Sie gepr\u00e4gt. Sie tragen Schweizer Werte in die Welt hinaus und pflegen Schweizer Brauchtum und Tradition in ihrer neuen Heimat.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"I monumenti svizzeri? Un tesoro \u201cnascosto\u201d da valorizzare\u2026\" href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/swiss-monuments-hidden-treasure-to-be-exploited\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiss monuments? A &#8220;hidden&#8221; treasure to be exploited&#8230;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_124661\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-124661\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-124662 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"La visita nel 2021 del Consigliere Federale Ignazio Cassis in Thailandia, Vietnam e Laos\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-124661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis&#8217; visit in 2021 to Thailand, Vietnam and Laos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Sie bringen aber auch ein St\u00fcck Welt zur\u00fcck in die Schweiz \u2013 weben kulturelle Reicht\u00fcmer ein und tragen so zu unserer Diversit\u00e4t bei.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Eine Vielfalt, die die Schweiz in ihren Grundwerten auszeichnet. Eine Weltoffenheit, die auch die langj\u00e4hrige Beziehung zwischen Thailand und der Schweiz begleitet.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Und das nicht erst seit ein paar Jahren. Wir feiern heute 90 Jahre bilaterale Beziehungen zwischen Thailand und der Schweiz! Was f\u00fcr ein tolles Jubil\u00e4um!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Aber unsere gemeinsame Geschichte ist noch viel \u00e4lter: sie reichet zur\u00fcck bis ins 17. Jahrhundert, als Schweizer Missionare das K\u00f6nigreich Siam erkundeten.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The first official trade relations followed at the end of the 19th century. At that time, rice, chemical elements such as tin and tungsten, but also \u2013 I\u2019m not joking! \u2013 condensed milk were highly requested. Not to forget the flourishing textile industry of the 19th and 20th centuries.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Today, Southeast Asia is home to some of the most important Swiss trading partners \u2013 such as Malaysia and Thailand. 200 Swiss companies are based in Thailand. While at the same time, Switzerland became Thailand&#8217;s most important trading partner in Europe with a trade volume of 10.5 billion US dollars last year.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"La democrazia ateniese? Rivive tra Glarona e l\u2019Appenzello\u2026\" href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/athenian-democracy-revive-between-glarus-appenzell\/\">Athenian democracy? Revive between Glarus and Appenzell&#8230;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_124689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-124689\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-124690 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos--768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"La visita nel 2021 del Consigliere Federale Ignazio Cassis in Thailandia, Vietnam e Laos\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos--768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos--225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos--1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/La-visita-nel-2021-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-in-Thailandia-Vietnam-e-Laos-.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-124689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis&#8217; visit in 2021 to Thailand, Vietnam and Laos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Et l&#8217;ouverture des premi\u00e8res agences de voyage suisses \u00e0 Bangkok au d\u00e9but du 20e si\u00e8cle s&#8217;est \u00e9galement av\u00e9r\u00e9e, apr\u00e8s coup, ne pas \u00eatre une mauvaise id\u00e9e: avec pr\u00e8s de 200\u2019000 touristes suisses par an, la Tha\u00eflande est devenue la destination suisse la plus pris\u00e9e en Asie du Sud-Est.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Un int\u00e9r\u00eat r\u00e9ciproque, car la Suisse a l&#8217;honneur d&#8217;\u00eatre le pays le plus visit\u00e9 par les touristes tha\u00eflandais en Europe. Chaque ann\u00e9e, pr\u00e8s de 150\u2019000 touristes de Tha\u00eflande se rendent en Suisse.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Cet \u00e9change n&#8217;est pas une co\u00efncidence. Cela t\u00e9moigne d&#8217;un lien profond et d&#8217;une m\u00eame envie de nouveau d\u00e9part et d&#8217;\u00e9change. C&#8217;est un lien que vous \u2013 les Suisses de l&#8217;\u00e9tranger \u2013 nourrissez gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 vos valeurs et votre propre image. Vous b\u00e2tissez des ponts et je vous en remercie.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Mit einer Bev\u00f6lkerung von \u00fcber 10&#8217;000 Schweizerinnen und Schweizern vertreten Sie die gr\u00f6sste Schweizer Gemeinschaft in Asien.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Meine Damen und Herren.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Ich freue mich ganz besonderes, diesen Ersten August mit Ihnen in Thailand feiern zu d\u00fcrfen. Und ich m\u00f6chte es mir nicht nehmen lassen, Ihnen zu danken:<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u2022 f\u00fcr das Erbauen und Pflegen von Br\u00fccken zwischen Kulturen,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u2022 f\u00fcr das \u00d6ffnen von T\u00fcren und Herzen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sie sind Beispiel daf\u00fcr, dass die Schweiz nicht dort ist, wo unsere Landesgrenzen liegen, sondern dort, wo das Herz von Schweizerinnen und Schweizer schl\u00e4gt.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Festeggiamo insieme le nostre origini qui e ora. Noi siamo la Svizzera!<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Grazie di cuore per la vostra attenzione \u2013 e buon compleanno Svizzera!\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/europe-small-states-sketched-federalism\/\" data-title=\"L\u2019Europa dei piccoli Stati e un federalismo appena abbozzato\u2026\">The Europe of small states and a barely sketched out federalism&#8230;.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_124673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-124673\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-124674 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-discorso-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-a-Bangkok-in-occasione-della-Festa-Nazionale-Svizzera-2021-4-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Il discorso del Consigliere Federale Ignazio Cassis a Bangkok in occasione della Festa Nazionale Svizzera 2021\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-discorso-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-a-Bangkok-in-occasione-della-Festa-Nazionale-Svizzera-2021-4-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-discorso-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-a-Bangkok-in-occasione-della-Festa-Nazionale-Svizzera-2021-4-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-discorso-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-a-Bangkok-in-occasione-della-Festa-Nazionale-Svizzera-2021-4-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-discorso-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-a-Bangkok-in-occasione-della-Festa-Nazionale-Svizzera-2021-4-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-discorso-del-Consigliere-Federale-Ignazio-Cassis-a-Bangkok-in-occasione-della-Festa-Nazionale-Svizzera-2021-4.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-124673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The speech of Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis in Bangkok on the occasion of the Swiss National Day 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speech of the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok on National Day to the many Swiss living abroad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[258,260,210,305,257],"tags":[416,539,742,399,261,265,887],"class_list":["post-124827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-highlights","category-magazine","category-politics","category-switzerland","tag-bern","tag-culture-en","tag-culture-2","tag-european-history","tag-opportunities","tag-politics","tag-switzerland-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124827"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125860,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124827\/revisions\/125860"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}