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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and Swiss Federal President Didier Burkhalter, head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, brief the media after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. It was the first meeting of both politicians after the Swiss citizens voted for the initiative "Against Mass Immigration". The proposal launched by the Swiss People's Party (Schweizerische Volkspartei, SVP) wants to limit the annual numbers of migrant workers to Switzerland. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)