Swiss Eternal Mission To The U.N Discredits Viral Story On
President Alain Berset
Images of Swiss President, Alain Berset photographed reading
his notes on the pavement outside the United Nations HQ in New York during the
73rd general assembly have gone viral.
I made inquiries and just got a callback from Simone Eymann
at the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations. It is not true
that President Alaine Berset stayed in a rented apartment with his delegates
where he cooked his own meals.
Laughing over the story, Eymann dismissed the reports as
false. "Its not true that he stayed in an apartment with officials. We saw
the story on twitter and then some African websites but it is not true.."
she said.
I was told that the President was lodged at the hotel (name
witheld) which is in close proximity to the U.N building. On his preferred mode
of commute, I can also confirm that President Berset did a lot of walking back
and forth in New York but my source said that it was common for him to do so.
"That's pretty common. He enjoys walking a lot. He sat on floors but
that’s about it." Eymannn stated.
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