Swiss president should have met Trump in Scotland, says ex-diplomat

Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter would have been better off meeting US President Donald Trump in Scotland alongside the European Union. This is according to former Swiss ambassador Thomas Borer. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox But now that the 39% US tariffs have arrived, it is a matter of reacting, perhaps even by unconventional methods, for example through Fifa president Gianni Infantino, as well as finally activating Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis. This is the opinion of Thomas Borer, former Swiss diplomat and ambassador to Germany. “With hindsight it is always easy to be smarter,” saidthe 68-year-old in an interview in the Watson news portal. “At the beginning of April, Switzerland was among the countries striving to quickly reach an agreement with the United States. We believed we were on the right track. It would have been better to be among the first states to reach an understanding with President Trump: then he could have sold the ... Full story here Are you the author? Previous post See more for 3.) Swissinfo Business and Economy Next post
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