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Swiss official talks Iran

Scheurer visits University to discuss Switzerland

Guillaume Scheurer, Switzerland's deputy chief of mission and head of political and legal affairs, addressed students and Charlottesville residents in the Rotunda Dome Room last night to discuss the intermediary role Switzerland plays in foreign relations between the United States and Iran.

"We [have been the] ... ears and eyes of Iran to the U.S. for the last 31 years," Scheurer said.

Although Switzerland is politically neutral, it has represented

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