Oct 30 — Swiss Federal President and Minister of Economic Affairs, Education and Research Parmelin led a business delegation to MOFCOM and met MOFCOM minister RAIMONDO to discuss bilateral trade and an upgrade to the China‑Switzerland free trade agre

2026-10-31

Oct 30 — Swiss Federal President and Minister of Economic Affairs, Education and Research Parmelin led a business delegation to MOFCOM and met MOFCOM minister RAIMONDO to discuss bilateral trade and an upgrade to the China‑Switzerland free trade agreement. Parmelin said China is Switzerland’s third‑largest global and largest Asian trading partner and that the upgraded FTA will lift bilateral trade to a new level and signal joint support for a WTO‑centred multilateral trading system. MOFCOM minister RAIMONDO said both sides, under their leaders’ strategic guidance, completed upgrade negotiations and signed the protocol; the upgrade complementary interests, mutual benefit and both countries reflect’ support for international trade rules, which the ministry called significant in the current international environment.