Swiss-Surinamese relations
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Suriname | Switzerland |
Diplomatic Swiss-Surinamese relations have existed since 1979. The Swiss embassy in Caracas , Venezuela , represents Swiss interests in Suriname , while Surinamese interests in Switzerland are handled by the Surinamese embassy in Belgium .
Economic relationships
In 2017, Switzerland imported goods worth a little over 1 billion francs from Suriname, especially precious stones and metals . The exports to Suriname amounted to 2.6 million Swiss francs and mainly concerned chemicals and related products as well as machinery.
See also
literature
- Marc Warnery: Seul au milieu de 128 nègres. Un planteur vaudois en Guyane hollandaise au temps de l'esclavage. Lettres à ses parents, 1823-1835. Editions d'en bas, Lausanne 2008.
Web links
- Dario Gerardi: Suriname. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Bilateral relations between Switzerland and Suriname (Federal Department of Foreign Affairs)