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• Tobacco giant defends smokers' rights 

British American Tobacco Switzerland, the country’s second-largest tobacco company, has held its annual press conference in Geneva. The company has come out in favour of a nationwide ban on smoking in public places – as long as there are provisions for smoking areas or all-smoking establishments. BAT also reasserted its determination not to use advertising to target minors, stating their aim was only to persuade adult smokers to buy their products. World Radio Switzerland’s Catherine Allen spoke to the company’s director of corporate and legal affairs, Claudio Rollini.

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