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AHMAN AL THANI HOLDS TALKS WITH SWISS FOREIGN MINISTER IGNAZIO CASSIS - QATAR AND SWITZERLAND

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“THE SWISS GOVERNMENT SAYS PLANNED TALKS BETWEEN IRAN AND THE U.S. IN BURGENSTOCK HAVE BEEN POSTPONED”

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