Swissinfo, October 10, 2007 – 10:02 PM
A Muslim woman walks in front of women in traditional Swiss dress (Keystone)
A Swiss official has warned at an anti-discrimination conference there is a marked risk of increasing intolerance against Muslims in Europe.
Anton Thalmann, the deputy state secretary of foreign affairs, told swissinfo that intolerance based on religion was a dangerous tendency that also affected fundamental Swiss values.
He told the meeting, organised by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), that co-existence between people with different religions was a daily challenge.
Thalmann – who addressed the Conference on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Muslims in Cordoba, Spain on Tuesday – welcomed the visit of OSCE special representative Ömür Orhun to Switzerland in November.
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