At least Bijaya - after having embraced the typically Asiatic flourish of compliments and trivialities dealing with the matters of concern - made it clear that, regarding the serious situation in which his fathers country was to be found in, he could fully understand if I wanted to return to Switzerland. Without having achieved anything? Never ever. That was something that didn´t only affect me as a matter of honour, but also as a matter of utmost importance and conviction: foreign aid has to be non-political and neutral. As long as I can carry out my work, I will stay.

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