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Dear All,
As the year comes to an end, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your contribution and continuing support. We faced a not too easy 2009 but its time to look ahead and therefore I count on you and your passion for perfection. In the meanwhile I wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2010. Let’s look forward to the opening of our first property in India and more hotels to join the Swissôtel family in the near future.
All the best,
President
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| All GMs from the Eastern Europe/Turkey region |
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| Presstrip Moscow |
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| Beginning of December Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy, Moscow hosted a press trip organized by Corporate Office Zurich and the hotel. Swiss and German journalists were enthused about the energizing city of Moscow, its history, the hotel and the professionalism of the Swissôtel team members. Four days of sightseeing, Russian food, hotel spa and restaurant experience fulfilled the main focus of the trip. It was a very successful journey and at this point again thank you to everybody involved to make this happen. |
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| Press group with Tamara Afonina from SL Krasnye Holmy (third from left) and Eva-Maria Lindner from Corporate Office Zurich (second from right) |
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Swissôtel Foshan
"To QiCong with Love" Community Event |
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| To celebrate the 1st anniversary of Swissôtel Foshan, the hotel held a joint community event with QiCong School - a local special education school for disabled children. Among the attendees were government officials from local Education Bureau & Disabled Persons Federation. The highlight of this event was the cookie making class & competition where hotel team members and the students participated. |
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| Students with Jackson Wong (second from left), General Manager SL Foshan and Rae Wang (right), Executive Secretary SL Foshan |
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| Harlem Globetrotters World Tour |
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| For 84 tremendous years, the Harlem Globetrotters have thrilled audiences around the world. Swissôtel Foshan was chosen as the only host hotel in Foshan for its World Tour 2009. |
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| Harlem Globetrotters with team members of SL Foshan |
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Swissôtel Kunshan
Celebrating the Fusion of Culture and Community |
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| In the beginning of December a brilliant Christmas tree lighting ceremony took place at Swissôtel Kunshan. 14 children from the Eastern China Taiwanese filial school sang lovely Christmas songs to start the evening. The sponsorship between Swissôtel Kunshan and the All Star Football Club was also formally announced during the ceremony. Established two years ago, the All Star Football Club is the only international amateur football team in Kunshan, and is composed of more than 20 amateur players from all over the world. “I believe the All Star team is contributing to the harmony of our different cultures and communities,” said Stephen Fewell, General Manager Swissôtel Kunshan, “it is also Swissôtel’s desire to maintain a focus on the local community as well. |
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| Yan Qin, Vice Director of Kunshan Tourism Bureau, Santa Claus, Stephen Fewell, General Manager SL Kunshan with Peter Farraday, Manager of All Star Club (from left to right) and children from Taiwanese school |
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Swissôtel Beijing
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony for SOS Children |
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| Swissôtel Beijing celebrated its traditional Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the beginning of December. On behalf of Swissôtel Beijing Hong Kong Macau Center Eric Piatti, General Manager Swissôtel Beijing made a donation to Beijing’s SOS Children’s village to support their project in China. |
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| Eric Piatti, General Manager of SL Beijing (left) giving the cheque to Bai Yihua from SOS Children’s Villages |
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Swissôtel Shanghai
Vice Chairman of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference |
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| Li Wu Wei, Vice Chairman of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference received a warm greeting from Ted Zhu, Executive Assistant to General Manager of Swissôtel Grand Shanghai. Mr. Li is also the director of the Economic Research Institute of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences departments, who pay special attention to the development of Creative Cultural Industry in Shanghai. |
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| Li Wu Wei (left) receiving a greeting from Ted Zhu |
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| Canadian Chinese Artist Shi Ren presented his Paintings |
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| Ten copies out of the total 15 paintings by renowned Canadian Chinese artist Shi Ren were on display in a lifestyle club on Wu Jiang Road, a popular pedestrian street in Shanghai, during the "Swiss Month" organized by Switzerland Tourism Bureau China. On display at She Ren's studio in Toronto, these 15 stunning works of art were painted by the 54-year old traditional Chinese landscape master artist during his travel to Switzerland, commissioned by Swissôtel Grand Shanghai a year ago for cross culture communications and future charity fund raising. |
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| Shi Ren Paintings on display in Shanghai |
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Swissôtel The Stamford, Singapore
Vertical Marathon 2009 breaks new Records |
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| The Swissôtel Vertical Marathon set new benchmarks in the sporting arena, as more than 1,600 stair runners blazed through 73 storeys to the top of Swissôtel The Stamford. German Thomas Dold, the world’s fastest stair climbing phenomenon beat his previous year’s record in a new World Record time of 6:46min. Whilst Women’s Open champion Suzanne Walsham defended her crown with her winning time of 8:29min. This year’s race inaugurated new categories including the Lovebirds Challenge where over 80 couples competed hand-in-hand and a Media – Team Dream Challenge where 10 of Singapore’s finest youth athletes raced 1,336 steps up in less than 15 minutes. |
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| A proud moment for Winners of the Men’s and Women’s Open, Thomas Dold and Suzanne Walsham |
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| Rate Parity Certificate from Booking.com |
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| Swissôtel The Stamford is proud to be awarded the Rate Parity Certificate from Bookings.com. As a partner of Booking.com, the hotel had successfully maintained the room rates and product parity in the Booking.com website for the period of July to September 2009. The hotel is one of the four hotels in Singapore who received this award. |
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| Rate Parity Certificate from Booking.com |
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Swissôtel Merchant Court, Singapore
Amazing Waiter Race Contest 2009 |
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| Two team members from the Food & Beverage department represented Swissôtel Merchant Court in the Amazing Waiter Race Contest 2009. A total of 27 teams from various hotels and F&B establishments participated in this contest. Senior Captain, Mohd Sairulnizam Bin Muhamad and Captain, Sallehudin Bin Mohd Ali from Ellenborough Market Café were joining the race for the first time and are both quick on their feet and steady with their hands. The team emerged as the 2nd runner up in the race, excelling in table setting, speed of clearing table and the final beverage race. |
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| Sairulnizam and Sallehudin in light speed action during the race |
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| Run for Hope 2009 |
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| As part of the efforts to contribute to the community, 40 team members from Swissôtel Merchant Court participated in the Run for Hope at East Coast Park. The run is an annual charity event organized by the National Cancer Centre Singapore since 1993 to raise funds for cancer research. To support this good cause, team members took part in the 4km run. The sporty ones gamely took up the 10km run. This is the second time that the hotel is participating in the event. |
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| Team members warming up before the run |
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Swissôtel Nankai, Osaka
SOS Children’s Villages Charity Event |
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| Swissôtel Nankai Osaka held its SOS Children’s Villages charity event. The opera concert co-hosted by JVC (Japan Volunteer Center) and Chocolate Christmas Children’s Party to celebrate re-launch of Swiss chocolate and dessert buffet. The event was a great success with lots of guests visiting and participating with a donation to SOS Children’s Villages. Guests also enjoyed the view of the 3-meter high chocolate Christmas tree in the lobby which was created by the Pastry Team based on 2009 Christmas theme, Chocolate Christmas. |
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| SOS Children enjoying the event |
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Swissôtel Le Concorde, Bangkok
Princess lighted the Christmas Tree |
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| The Princess Soamsawali graciously presided over the opening of “The 4th Amazing Christmas” for lighting the Christmas tree at Swissôtel Le Concorde Bangkok’s lobby. The event was organized by the hotel’s management to proceed on a part from selling all products at Le Concorde Deli to donate to SOS Children Foundation of Thailand under the Royal Patronage of Her Majesty the Queen. |
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| The Princess was welcomed by Paul Wong, General Manager of SL Le Concorde Bangkok together with Chanticha Mahadumrongkul, President & CEO and Pattrapa Mahadumrongkul, Executive Director/Deputy CEO of Le Concorde Hotel Company Limited. |
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| The monks receiving food from Swissôtel Le Concorde team |
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| Torsten Pinter, General Manager of SL Nai Lert Park (first from left) welcoming HRH Princess Srirasm and HRH Prince Dhipankara Rasmijoti |
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| Smoke-Free Hotel Gold Star Award |
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| Swissôtel Nai Lert Park, Bangkok, received the Smoke-Free Hotel Gold Star Award and official certification as a Health Promotion Hotel. The programme is an initiative by the Green Leaf Foundation in collaboration with the Thai Health Promotion Foundation to increase the number of smoke-free rooms. Certified smoke-free hotels must fulfill requirements such as offering 75 percent smoke-free accommodation and over 85 percent or more of its staff must be non-smokers. Participating hotels of the programme will be widely publicised and promoted throughout Thailand and in over 30 countries around the world. |
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| The certificate as a Health Promotion Hotel |
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Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy, Moscow
Candy Dulfer and Tarkan |
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| For the second time this year Candy Dulfer, a very well-known Dutch jazz saxophonist, chose Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy for her stay in Moscow. Candy Dulfer came to the Russian capital with her mother, her manager, to present her new album “Funked up and chilled out”. Moreover, Tarkan, a famous Turkish pop-star, stayed at Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy during his visit to Moscow in November where he gave a concert for four thousand Russian fans. Tarkan, a World Music award-winning pop singer, has released several platinum-selling albums during his career, with an estimated 17 million albums sold. |
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| Candy Dulfer, Tamara Afonina and the mother of Candy (from left to right) |
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| Mr. Wan (second from right) with the hotel culinary team |
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Swissôtel The Howard, London
Storytelling Event |
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| To thank the most valuable clients for their continuous support, Swissôtel The Howard hosted the annual storytelling Event in theme with the Swiss winter spirit. Susanne Ulke, a professional Storyteller, came from Hamburg, Germany to the Swiss Chalet to tell clients stories of mystery and magic. Being in front of the cosy fireplace, she was accompanied by a musician who sang and played the Cello along with her stories. The experience and ambience fascinated and made it a memorable night for everyone. |
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| Susanne Ulke storytelling in the Swiss Chalet |
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| Japanese TLSee Menus |
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| TLSee, the new afternoon tea concept at Swissôtel The Howard, London has been very successful since it was launched in September 2009. In order to create more awareness in one of the target markets, Japan, the hotel has created menus and brochures in Japanese. Currently under development is a Japanese website and co-operations with tour operators such as JTB, which will result TLSee to be included in their 2010 tour programs. |
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| Jörg Krauß, new GM SL Dusseldorf / Neuss (left) and Thomas Peruzzo, GM Park Inn Dusseldorf / Kaarst with Santa Claus and children from Neuss |
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Swissôtel Bremen
Rooms Division Meeting |
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| All Front Office Managers and Executive Housekeepers from Europe and North America met at Swissôtel Bremen for their Regional Meeting. An important topic was standards, in addition, they were informed about the Rooms Division Platform and the Rooms Division Movie was presented for the first time. Lots of information and experiences were exchanged. With all the new information, fun wasn’t missing either. |
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| Swissôtel Executive Housekeepers Europe |
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Swissôtel Zürich
Swiss Contest of the Best Young Receptionist of the Year |
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| Out of 12 participating hotels, Nadja Weidner from Swissôtel Zurich - team member Front Office, won the second place at the Bucherer Trophy 2009. Every year in a very atmospheric ambience during the pre-Christmas period all Vice Directors and Chefs de Reception of 4 and 5 star hotels in Switzerland meet within their general meeting to elect the best young receptionist. Therefore, it is the most important contest for young receptionists all over Switzerland. Organized by the A.I.C.R. (Amicale Internationale des Sous-Directeurs et Chefs de reception des Grands Hôtels), the 15th edition of the Bucherer Trophy took place at the Crowne Plaza, Geneva at the end of November. |
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| Nadja Weidner from Swissôtel Zurich (middle) with winner Juli Fernholz (right) and third place Rahel Bren (left) |
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| Swiss Federal counciller Micheline Calmy-Rey |
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| At the Symposium held at Swissôtel Zurich on Social Partnership in Switzerland, Central- and Eastern Europe, Swiss Federal counciller Micheline Calmy-Rey was invited as a guest speaker and spoke to over 110 participants. |
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| Roger Rosenberger, Financial Controller; Micheline Calmy-Rey, Swiss Federal counciller and Jurjen de Vries, Director of F&B (from left to right) |
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Swissôtel Le Plaza, Basel
AVO Session 2009 |
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| Concert evenings with music highlights, full houses and unforgettable performances in an intimate setting: For more than 20 years the AVO Session is a well established highlight in Basel’s cultural calendar. This year the music festival’s patron Avo Uvezian and his team were happy to present stars like Tom Jones, Maria Mena or James Morrison, whereas Swissôtel Le Plaza offered its guests a special Avo Session package. |
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| Daniel Füglister, General Manager SL Le Plaza Basel with Avo Uvezian, patron of the festival and owner of Avo Cigars |
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| Davidoff Swiss Indoors 2009 |
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| Since 1970 the Davidoff Swiss Indoors Tennis tournament is taking place every year around November. As Switzerland’s biggest sports event it shows a great exposure in media all over the world. Swissôtel le Plaza Basel is proud to be the official players’ hotel and caterer of the VIP village. |
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| Daniel Füglister, General Manager SL Le Plaza Basel with this year’s champion Novak Djokovic and Timo Plattner, Executive Assistant Manager |
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Swissôtel The Bosphorus, Istanbul
Traditional Gingerbread House |
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| Nothing makes a more impressive centerpiece during the holiday season than a Gingerbread house and as every year Swissôtel The Bosphorus, Istanbul is celebrating Christmas with a traditional giant Gingerbread house at the hotel lobby. Preparation and the production of the Gingerbread house took 6 days. 50kg honey, 30kg rye flour and 25kg white flour were used for the preparations. Guests and children of the hotel love it and enjoy it very much. |
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| Gingerbread house in the hotel lobby |
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| Famous novelist Dan Brown |
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| Worldwide famous novelist Dan Brown stayed at Swissôtel The Bosphorus, Istanbul. He visited Istanbul for the promotion of his latest novel "The Lost Symbol", which is set to be published also in Turkish. The writer participated in a dinner to mark the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Altin Kitaplar, a Turkish publishing house. Moreover, a press meeting at Swissôtel The Bosphorus was organized. |
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| Dan Brown with Swissôtel team members |
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| Italian President Giorgio Napolitano (left) with Stuart Chase, General Manager SL Grand Efes |
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| Christmas Tree Lighting with Homeless Child Association and MEF Schools |
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| Swissôtel Grand Efes celebrated the beginning of the festive season with a social responsibility project. The lights of the Christmas tree in the front garden were lightened by the General Manager Stuart Chase together with MEF School students, families, teachers and Homeless Child Association. Christmas presents made by MEF School students were presented to the Homeless Child Association President Neşecan Hürtürk. The event continued with a cocktail organized in the hotel lobby where the guests enjoyed Christmas cookies, chestnuts and mulled wine served by the banquet team. |
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| Christmas tree lighting: Stuart Chase, Nesecan Hurturk, Pinar Baykal, Ayse Karpat (from left to right) |
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| Sebastien and David signing the guest book |
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| Spanish singer Raphael in Lima |
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The famous Spanish singer Raphael stayed for 4 nights in the Presidential Suite of Swissôtel Lima, in order to perform his latest musical work in honor of his career, entitled “Raphael 50 years later”.
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| Raphael signing the golden book with Willy Angulo, Director of Public Relations |
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| Swiss Loyalty Club Party |
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| Swissôtel Lima held an elegant dinner party for the members of the Swiss Loyalty Club in order to explain the new benefits of the renewed program. During the dinner, guests enjoyed a great raffle which included prizes such as Apple Mac Laptop, iPod, LED TV flat screen, jewelry as well as accommodation at Swissôtel Lima. |
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Swissôtel Quito
475 years of Spanish foundation |
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| During the first week of December, Quito celebrated its 475 years of Spanish foundation. As part of the traditional festivities, the annual beauty contest “Reina de Quito” took place. Swissôtel Quito hosted all candidates during their preparation time before the final competition. The crowned winner of this pageant works the entire year in the City Hall program for children with disabilities. |
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| The 14 candidates in the lobby |
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| Meeting of the UNASUR |
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| The Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs from South America met at Swissôtel Quito to celebrate the third meeting of the UNASUR (South American Countries Union) to discuss regional concerns over the military agreement between Colombian and U.S. governments, as well as issues between Chile and Peru. This meeting preceded the agreement reached at the UNASUR Presidential Summit held in August this year in Bariloche Argentina, where the representatives initiated a process to build confidence and promote security within the region. |
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| Some of the South American delegates and ministers in the Neuchatel Ballroom |
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