Swiss federalization experience useful for Ukraine – Naryshkin

GENEVA. Oct 19 (Interfax) – Russian State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin has said it would be useful for Kyiv to familiarize itself with Switzerland’s experience as a federal republic.

“It seems to me that the experience of state-building in Switzerland would be useful for our Ukrainian colleagues as well. At least they could learn not to be afraid of this word, the term ‘federalization’ and not to pursue some of their citizens, not to prosecute them in the criminal sense of this word for having once uttered this word,” Naryshkin said.

He said that during his working visit to Geneva he is planning to hold a number of meetings in the Swiss parliament on Tuesday.