The full list of 15 countries has not yet reached the publication of the entire list, but negotiations with each plan to conduct separately and at an accelerated speed.
The United States has formed a group of 15 countries to conduct a “privilege” negotiation of changing trade policy after the introduction of new duties that led to chaos in markets in the world. This group includes Switzerland. President Karin Keller-Zutter said in an interview with the SRF, AP report on Friday, April 25th.
Keller-Zutter expressed satisfaction with the results of the negotiations in Washington, where he met the US minister of finance Scott Belent. According to him, the United States is trying to resolve the tariff issue in these 15 countries as soon as possible.
“The United States identified a group of 15 countries that they wanted to find a quick solution in this regard. Switzerland is part of this group,” he told journalists.
The US countries have not yet reached the publication of the entire list, but negotiations have been planned to be conducted separately and at an accelerated speed.
Keller-Zutter said that before the start of the negotiations, a memorandum of understanding would be signed, which will determine the basic topics for the discussion.
According to the Switzerland embassy in Washington, the United States since 2021 remains the most important market for Swiss goods exports. At the same time, Switzerland is the fourth most important market for exporting American services. In 2023, the bilateral trade between the countries reached $ 185.9 billion.
Earlier, imports from Switzerland taxed 31%, exceeding the planned 20% for the EU, though Switzerland was not included in the block.
Keller-Zutter added that negotiations have not been identified, but the United States and Switzerland have agreed to act quickly.
Meanwhile, Switzerland’s foreign minister Ignazio Kassis said during a visit to Beijing that US tariffs “pushed countries into a coalition condition”, striving for Washington agreements.
Remember, US president Donald Trump has stopped new duties. But with respect to China, the restrictions are just tight. In particular, Trump has raised duties to goods from China to 125%, but has reduced tariffs for all countries by 10% of 90 days.
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