SWITZERLAND: SECURITY PRECAUTIONS AS THE TOWN OF DAVOS PREPARES FOR THE FORTHCOMING WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM.

Record ID: 858247

  • Title: SWITZERLAND: SECURITY PRECAUTIONS AS THE TOWN OF DAVOS PREPARES FOR THE FORTHCOMING WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM.
  • Date: 20th January 2004
  • Summary: (U3) DAVOS, SWITZERLAND (JANUARY 20, 2004) (REUTERS) HAS/GV/PAN/MLV: OF DAVOS IN THE SNOW FROM MOUNTAINS. (2 SHOTS) CU: SWISS FLAG. WS: POLICE CHECKPOINTS IN SNOW. MV: CARS IN THE SNOW. SCU: POLICEMAN IN SNOW. WS: POLICEMEN AT CHECKPOINT. WS/MV: MAN WITH SNOWBLOWER. MLV/TRACK: OLD LADY SHOVELLING SNOW. MLV: SKIERS CARRYING SKIS; SWISS FLAG MV: ANDRE SCHNEIDER, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM WALKING IN SNOW SCU: (SOUNDBITE) ANDRE SCHNEIDER, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, SAYING: (English) One has to take into account that there some strong groups who want to cause damage and the people here have the right to be protected." SCU: SWISS ARMY SOLDIERS WALKING IN SNOW. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) ANDRE SCHNEIDER, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, SAYING: (English) "We are really looking forward to open(ing) it and I think specifically this year, we are not in the middle of an important crisis like last year when discussions were about war in Iraq and the previous years about terrorism. I think we are looking forward to discuss(ing) all the impact of the theme, that is, what can be done to guarantee the security of this world and on the other side, what can be done to have a better economic growth, to better distribute wealth in the world and give everyone access to water, food and health." WS/MV: POLICE SECURITY CHECKPOINT IN THE SNOW. (2 SHOTS) WS: EXTERIOR CONFERENCE HALL. PAN/WS/MV: SOLDIERS LAYING COVERS OVER SECURITY FENCES. (2 SHOTS) MV: POLICEMAN COVERED IN SNOW. WS: MORE OF OLDIERS LAYING COVERS OVER SECURITY FENCES. CU: CONFERENCE HALL, SIGN FOR FORUM, GIANT ICICLES.
  • Embargoed: 4th February 2004 12:00
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  • Location: DAVOS, SWITZERLAND
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  • Country: Switzerland
  • Topics: Economy,Politics
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  • Story Text: The Swiss resort town of Davos prepares to welcome delegates to the annual World Economic Forum.
    Swiss police and special troops have been making final security preparations on Tuesday (January 20) for the World Economic Forum, which will start on Wednesday (January 21) in the exclusive Alpine ski resort of Davos.
    Switzerland is assigning about 7,000 police and troops to provide security to 2,100 delegates including, 34 heads of state and 200 chief executives.
    Neighbouring Germany is also sending several hundred police officers to help.
    Aircraft are banned from airspace over and around Davos. There will be police check points on all roads leading into the resort, and all demonstrations are banned except one in the nearby town of Chur.
    Violent demonstrations against the WEF have occurred in the past.
    Since 1971, the World Economic Forum has been bringing together leaders of the world's governments, business community and social movements.
    This year's participants will include United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, United States Vice President Dick Cheney and Attorney General John Ashcroft, U.S. Iraqi administrator Paul Bremer, French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin, Pakistani President Pervez Musharaf, Iranian President Kathami, Libyan Prime Minister Shokri Ghanem, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom and Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nabeel Shaath.
    The five-day summitJanuary 25.
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