H. E. Simonetta Sommaruga and Willem Alexander King of the Netherlands. Photography by Martijn Beekman.
His Majesty King Willem Alexander and PM received Swiss President
His Majesty The King and Prime Minister Mark Rutte received Her Excellency Ms. Simonetta Sommaruga, President of the Swiss Confederation, on Monday 23 November.
The King welcomed President Sommaruga at the beginning of the afternoon at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague and later in the afternoon in the Torentje. They discussed bilateral relations and current issues on the European agenda, including migration.
The reason for the visit is the upcoming EU presidency of the Netherlands. It is common for the Swiss Federal President to travel to countries that hold the EU presidency.
