The Swiss ambassador in Rome, Roberto Balzaretti, says prosecutors in canton Valais are due to meet Italian investigators in mid-February as part of the ongoing inquiry into the New Year’s Eve tragedy in Crans‑Montana. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “The Italian and Swiss judicial authorities are already working together [...] and canton Valais has agreed to take part in the discussions,” Balzaretti told the CH Media group. He added, in comments to the French‑language newspaper Le Temps, that the meeting is expected to take place at a technical level. Balzaretti reiterated that Italy had requested such a meeting even before a decision had been taken on its application for international legal assistance. He told CH Media that the mid‑February date does not reflect “any delay on Switzerland’s part, but the earliest possible moment for the public prosecutor’s office in Rome.” On January 13, the Italian authorities submitted a formal request for judicial ...
