Minister Wan Gang met with Didier Burkhalter, Swiss Federal Councillor and Interior Minister in Beijing Hotel on April 25, 2011. The two signed Joint Statement on S&T Cooperation between MOST and Swiss Federal Ministry of Interior.

Both sides reviewed the achievements in Sino-Swiss Science and Technology Cooperation (SSSTC) Program, reaching a consensus on continuing to promote and encourage future collaboration, especially on supporting research institutes to do joint research in life sciences and health.