Switzerland held "constructive" tariff meeting in Washington

Swiss economics minister Guy Parmelin says a meeting in Washington to discuss tariffs with United States officials was "constructive". +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Switzerland sees good opportunities for both countries and wants to strengthen the partnership, he wrote on the social media platform X on Saturday night. Parmelin met with US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, treasury secretary Scott Bessent and trade representative Jamieson Greer. The talks are part of the second round of negotiations in the tariff dispute with the US. + What do the 39% US tariffs mean for the Swiss economy? After a meeting with Lutnick on Friday, Parmelin had not commented on the progress of the talks. When asked by Swiss public broadcaster SRF, he merely explained that things had gone as they had. Lutnick had previously told Bloomberg TV that he was not optimistic. Switzerland earns a lot of money in the US with its pharmaceutical products, he added. Swiss foreign ...