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Switzerland says ‘disappointed’ by Trump tariffs, will try to negotiate

US President Donald Trump says tariff policy aims to address 'continued lack of reciprocity in our bilateral trade relationships' [File: Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo]

Switzerland says it will try to negotiate its way out of stiff United States tariffs, hours after US President Donald Trump’s administration shocked the European country by announcing plans to impose a 39-percent tariff rate on Swiss goods.

The Swiss government said on Friday that it was “disappointed” and would decide how to proceed after Trump unveiled the 39-percent rate, more than double the 15 percent being applied for most European Union imports into the US.

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