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Published on 15 July 2024

Head of Directorate of International Law signs agreement on legal status of NATO liaison office in Geneva

Bern, 15.7.2024 - NATO is opening a multilateral liaison office in Geneva to engage with the international and non-governmental organisations based there. In Bern today, the director general of the Directorate of International Law at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Franz Perrez, and John Swords, the legal adviser and director of the NATO Office of Legal Affairs, signed an agreement governing the office's legal status.