(From left to right) Former Swiss Secretary of State Franz Blankart, Secretary-General of OECD Thorvald Moe, Secretary-General of the European Free Trade Association EFTA Kjartan Johannsson, Professor Esko Antola of Finnland, Minister of Health of Iceland Ingibjorg Palmadottir, Swiss Federal Councillor and Minister of Ecomony Pascal Couchepin, Foreign Minister of Lichtenstein Andrea Willi and Foreign Minister of Norway Espen Barth Eide pose inside the EFTA headquarters prior to start of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the EFTA in Geneva, Switzerland, May 5. Founded in 1960 by seven countries as a counterweight to the then European Economic Community, EFTA has seen its fortunes wax and wane as new members joined or others switched to the larger grouping.

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