Switzerland - USA Seco head calms trade tensions with the USA in Washington
The head of Seco, Helene Budliger Artieda, has met US President Donald Trump's trade representative in Washington. According to a press release, the Swiss delegation was able to refute US accusations of unfair trade practices. A trade war thus appears to have been averted.
18.03.2025, 18:40
18.03.2025, 21:27
SDA
The meeting with the Chief of Staff of US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer took place "in a friendly atmosphere", as the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) reported on Tuesday evening at the request of the Keystone-SDA news agency.
The aim of the meeting was also to establish contacts with representatives of the new US administration and to explore ways of strengthening economic relations.
Since his inauguration in January, the new US president has started a tariff war with neighboring countries Canada and Mexico, as well as with China. Trump has also threatened the EU with tariffs in the double-digit percentage range. The Republican regularly overloads trading partners with unproven accusations. Bern feared ending up on a US blacklist.
