Speech on the accession of Switzerland to the economic sanctions of the European Union towards Russia is not, said in an interview Last news Ambassador of Switzerland in the Russian capital Pierre Helg.
Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July, the EU and the US from point penalties against private individuals and organizations turned to measures against sectors of the Russian economy. In response, Russia has restricted the import of food items from countries that have introduced in relation to penalties: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway. Switzerland to the EU sanctions are not joined, But imposed limits, the anti-circumvention penalties through its territory.
According to Swiss politics, " at the present time Speech about It (joining the sanctions). He said that this provisions from Switzerland have the opportunity to be only the restrictive measures in order to avoid circumvention of punishment, that is, for example, some unusual increase in the volume of operations ".
first, Switzerland has tightened requirements for five Russian credit institutions and six of the organizations that fall under the punishment of the EU, is mandatory to obtain permission for publication in the Swiss securities with a maturity of more than 30 days. Before the limits were related securities with a maturity of more than 90 days. Also on traders obliged to report on the secondary market outside of Switzerland and the EU not too long ago issued securities with a 30-day circulation term.
However, if the UN security Council imposes any sanctions against any country, Switzerland, which became a member of the UN in 2002, already joins them as any other member, even if she did not like It, " explained the Helg." This is probably the only case when Bern will follow international sanctions and also to apply them ", - noted the Ambassador.
Read the interview with the Ambassador of Switzerland in Russia Pierre Helga
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