Swiss president says US trade talks to continue beyond March

ZURICH, Mar 29 (Reuters): Trade talks between Switzerland and the United States will continue beyond March following a preliminary accord on tariffs struck last year, Swiss President Guy Parmelin said.
Switzerland was subject to the highest US tariffs in Europe when US President Donald Trump in August imposed a 39 per cent duty on products imported from the country.
In November, Bern sealed an initial deal to cut the tariffs to 15 per cent. Switzerland later began talks to formalise that accord, which Washington was pressing to conclude by the end of March.
In February, the US Supreme Court struck down Trump's global tariffs, prompting him to order a fresh 10 per cent global duty.