China, Switzerland agree to support early launch of formal FTA upgrade negotiations

BERN, SWITZERLAND: China and Switzerland have completed the joint feasibility study on upgrading the China-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and agreed to support the early launch of formal FTA upgrade negotiations, the two sides announced on Monday.

The announcement was made during talks between Chinese Premier Li Qiang and President of the Swiss Confederation Viola Amherd.

The two sides will hold a new round of China-Switzerland strategic dialogue at the foreign minister level, working group meetings on finance and energy, education policy dialogue, as well as consultations on UN Security Council affairs within this year. 

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