(ANSA) - Rome, September 26 - The outcome of a Sunday
referendum in the Swiss Federation's tiny Ticino canton
bordering with Italy in which a majority voted to limit access
to cross-border workers will have no immediate impact on the
62,000 employees - most of them Italian - who commute daily to
work in Switzerland, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter
told his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni over the phone
Monday.
Gentiloni replied that any discrimination against Italians
would hinder ongoing talks between Switzerland and the EU.
"Italy is committed to promoting an agreement between
Switzerland and the EU, which must be based on common economic
interests and on the shared recognition of the principle of free
circulation of individuals," the Italian foreign ministry said
in a statement.
No impact on Italians for now - Swiss FM (2)
Discrimination would hinder EU talks says Gentiloni