Switzerland says it is seeking to expand its influence in Central Asia with the upgrading of a cooperation office in Kyrgyzstan into a full-fledged embassy. Swiss Council of States President Hans Altherr — speaker of Switzerland’s upper house of Parliament — and foreign development officials met in Bishkek Monday with Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Djoomart Otorbaev to mark the inauguration of the new status between the two countries. At the meeting, Altherr said Switzerland will increase financial assistance to Kyrgyzstan 50 percent in the 2014-16 period. Switzerland has sent about $200 million in aid to Kyrgyzstan from 1995-2011.
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