FILE PHOTO: Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga speaks during a news conference with Swiss Interior Minister Alain Berset (not pictured) and Swiss Economic Minister Guy Parmelin (not pictured), as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Bern, Switzerland October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga called European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday to outline Bern's proposal to unblock a stalled bilateral treaty, von der Leyen said in a tweet.
"I took note and await further details. We need to make progress towards signing the IFA" (Institutional Framework Agreement) treaty, she added without elaborating.
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