3/4 Kandahar Ski Club President, Bobby Cohen, was joined by Christoph Egger,  CEO Schilthornbahn, and Oliver Feuz, President of Skiclub Mürren who presented him with original skis from the 1920s with (of course) Kandahar ski bindings.

4/4 With a membership of over 1400 people, the Kandahar Ski Club actively fosters links between Mürren and London via frequent social gatherings and events. A testament to our strong bilateral winter sports relations. Here’s to the next 200 years!

Great to launch our Presidency of the #GreeningEmbassiesNetwork at Bern’s beautiful Botanic Garden! 🇬🇧 Many thanks to Professor Dr. Fischer, Director of the Botanic Garden🇨🇭

Yesterday, we hosted our first-ever Roundtable on AI Governance & Regulation, welcoming 6 AI experts from different sectors in 🇬🇧&🇨🇭 Building on the UK-led AI Safety Summit, which 🇨🇭 attended, the panel explored bilateral cooperation & AI’s role in policy, security & innovation.

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Julien Weissenberg The GCSP Cambridge University ETH Zurich EDA - DFAE BAKOM Bill Longhurst SBFI SEFRI SERI Thank you to our panellists: - James Fardy, International Tech Department Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - Katharina Frey, Digitalisation Division EDA - DFAE - Jean-Marc Rickli, The GCSP - Prof. Jessica Montgomery, Cambridge University - Prof. Effy Vayena, ETH Zurich - Dr. Julien Weissenberg, Deep Tech Experts 🇬🇧🇨🇭

This is terrible news. As the fiercest advocate for Russian democracy, Alexei Navalny demonstrated incredible courage throughout his life. My thoughts are with his wife and the people of Russia, for whom this is a huge tragedy.

In memory of Alexei Navalny Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

In the lead-up to St. David’s Day, we have been reflecting on the importance of Welsh-Swiss relations, embodied by events such as the Champéry-Llandudno twinning & Welsh Ski Championships. We look forward to further deepening 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿-🇨🇭 sport, cultural & trade links. #GlobalStDavids

Bon Voyage to Nemo & an homage to @ABBA’s Brighton Eurovision 1974 🇬🇧 win! UK in Switzerland 🇬🇧🇨🇭🇱🇮 & Swedish Embassy Bern, with SRG SSR, are delighted to have hosted Nemo’s official send-off 🇨🇭 in Bern, celebrating Eurovision Song Contest 🎤 An unforgettable evening filled with stellar performances!

Lord Byron died in Greece 200 years ago today Famed for his travels as well as his poetry, UK in Switzerland 🇬🇧🇨🇭🇱🇮, UK Mission Geneva 🇬🇧, UK in Italy 🇬🇧🇮🇹 & @UKinGreece have made an interactive map to mark his bicentenary viewer.mapme.com/7df7d2b6-1fdc-…

So sorry to hear to hear of the untimely death of Vice Chancellor André Simonazzi, Federal Council spokesman. My deepest condolences, and those of the British Embassy in Berne, to his family and loved ones and the Federal Council at this sad time.

Magnificent performance from Nemo - a worthy winner for 🇨🇭

We will protect the right of all nations to determine their own future. This weekend the Prime Minister is in Switzerland, alongside more than 50 heads of state, for the first leader-level peace summit for Ukraine. We stand united in securing lasting and just peace for Ukraine.

Congratulations to #Switzerland for a superb #Euro24 victory over Italy. Hoping to see you next week in Düsseldorf… 🙏🙌

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 cyclist Eddie Davies arrives in Champéry from twin town - Llandudno raising £1000s for Hope House Tŷ Gobaith! Eddie’s journey was an estimated 2800km arriving in time to witness the Pass ‘Portes du Soleil with 7000+ mountain bike enthusiasts. (hopehouse.org.uk/ty-gobaith)

Wonderful to be here in Champéry to celebrate #1August with our great friends and partners of #Llandudno Saljoo.com | PDS🇨🇭

Getting ready to take part in the Cortège in #Champéry Région Dents du Midi 🏔 Saljoo.com | PDS Wales🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇨🇭

The #1erAoût celebrations in Champéry are well and truly underway. Saljoo.com | PDS Région Dents du Midi 🏔 Suisse Tourisme

Marking #WinterSolstice in Greenwich today