Bern – The President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano, at the invitation of the Federal Council, is on a state visit to Switzerland alongside the Minister of Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini. The Head of State was received this morning by the Federal Council on the square of the Bern Cathedral. Later, at the Bernerhof Palace, President Napolitano and the President of the Swiss Confederation, Didier Burkhalter, will speak before the Federal Council. The first day of the visit will conclude with a State lunch. Tomorrow, Burkhalter and Napolitano will travel to Lugano, where they will be received by the State Council of the Ticino Canton. At the Italian-Swiss University, they will participate in the conference “The cultural value of Switzerland and Italy.”(9colonne)
