The Senate on Tuesday approved for the second time a motion that calls on the Swiss government to negotiate a security and defence agreement with the European Union.
Closer defence ties would not run counter to the law on neutrality, the parliamentarians said.
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The Senate on Tuesday approved for the second time a motion from the House of Representatives that calls on the Swiss government to open negotiations with Brussels on a security and defence agreement. NATO was ultimately excluded from this demand.
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