The Swiss government has taken note of the additional tariffs announced by the United States "with great regret", said the Federal Department of Finance. Switzerland continues to strive for a negotiated solution with the US, said a spokesperson. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The new tariffs of 39% on Swiss imports announced by US President Donald Trump early Friday morning deviates "significantly" from the draft of a joint declaration of intent, Pascal Hollenstein, head of communications at the finance department wrote in response to an enquiry from the Keystone-SDA news agency. The draft was the result of intensive discussions between Switzerland and the US over the past few months, the spokesperson said. The Swiss government notes with great regret that the US, despite the progress made in bilateral talks and Switzerland's "very constructive stance from the outset", wants to apply the unilateral additional tariffs "to a considerable extent to imports ...
