Presidential visit to Oman prior to UN Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai
Bern, 28.11.2023 - President Alain Berset is travelling to Oman and Dubai this week. On Thursday, 30 November, he will meet with Oman’s head of state Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq Al Said. The first Swiss presidential visit to the country will mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations and will focus in particular on cooperation in the fields of renewable energies, tourism and peacebuilding. The President of the Swiss Confederation will then attend the opening of the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). Federal Councillor Albert Rösti will also represent Switzerland at the conference.