Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has canceled his planned visit to the University of Fribourg due to a call for protests by several collectives for Palestine.
Casis was supposed to take part in a panel discussion titled “A polarized world: challenges and opportunities for the rule of law and democracy” with his Slovakian counterpart Juraj Blanar on Tuesday at 3 p.m. (1400GMT).
According to Swiss public radio RTS, the cancellation was made by the federal authorities due to the “security of the speakers” following the call for a demonstration issued by several groups, said Marius Widmer, the head of communications for the university.
“The conditions were not met for the smooth running of the event,” Widmer said in a statement.