The Italian foreign ministry on
Tuesday urgently summoned Swiss Ambassador Giancarlo Kessler
over the night-time closure of three border passes, as well as
on statements that accompanied the Swiss decision, the foreign
ministry said in a statement. Kessler, the statement said,
stressed that it was a temporary and experimental measure, which
will soon be reviewed in the framework of further improvement in
the collaboration between security forces in light of the accord
in force between the police of the two countries. On the Italian
side, a request was reiterated to overcome as soon as possible
control procedures of the criminal records that are only applied
to Italian transborder workers. As is recognised by the Swiss
side, they represent a violation of an accord on free
circulation. The ambassador assured that on the Swiss side they
are working to end such procedures, introducing euro-compatible
measures if needed.
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