The President of the Swiss Confederation invites the diplomatic corps to Fribourg and to the Federal Shooting Event (Eidg. Feldschiessen) in St. Ursen
Bern, 31.5.2013 - This year’s traditional cultural event in honour of the diplomatic corps will be held in the canton of Fribourg. President Ueli Maurer, head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS), has invited the foreign ambassadors and military attachés accredited to Switzerland with their partners to visit the canton of Fribourg on Friday, 31 May. The programme includes a tour of the town of Fribourg, followed by a visit to the Federal Shooting Event in St. Ursen. More than 150 politicians, diplomats and administrative staff are expected to attend. The event is intended to give the foreign guests an insight into the Federal Shooting Event as part of Switzerland’s cultural heritage.