(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Karin Keller-Sutter will be received by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Wednesday afternoon. This content was published on August 6, 2025 - 09:12 1 minute Keystone-SDA

• Français fr Droits de douane: Karin Keller-Sutter rencontrera Marco Rubio Original Read more: Droits de douane: Karin Keller-Sutter rencontrera Marco Rubi
• Русский ru Президент Швейцарии встретится с Марко Рубио Read more: Президент Швейцарии встретится с Марко Руби

The meeting is scheduled for 4:15pm Swiss time (10:15am local time), according to the US State Department on its website and is not open to the press. Keller-Sutter and Economics Minister Guy Parmelin arrived in Washington on Tuesday evening to try to reach an agreement on tariffs. Donald Trump has set them at 39% for Swiss goods.

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No Swiss delegation arrived at the White House yesterday evening, sources in Washington told Swiss news agency Keystone-SDA. According to a White House official quoted by AFP, no meeting with Donald Trump is planned“for the time being”. Earlier, Trump told CNBC that Keller-Sutter had requested a tariff of 1% on Swiss goods.

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