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<p>John RevillAugust 5, 2025 at 5:49 AM</p>
<p>By John Revill</p>
<p>ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter and Business Minister Guy Parmelin will fly to Washington on Tuesday, the government said, to try to avoid the 39% tariffs announced by President Donald Trump on exports to the United States.</p>
<p>The pair will "facilitate meetings with the US authorities at short notice and hold talks with a view to improving the tariff situation for Switzerland," the government said.</p>
<p>It not specify which parts of the U.S. government they would meet in Washington or whether a meeting was scheduled with Trump.</p>
<p>The Swiss government said on Monday it was ready to make a "more attractive offer" to United States as it sought to avoid a 39% tariff, due to take effect on August 7, which would damage Switzerland's economy.</p>
<p>The Federal Council, the governing cabinet, held an emergency meeting and said it was ready to pursue negotiations beyond the August 7 deadline.</p>
<p>The government gave no details of what extra incentives could be offered to secure a better deal, but it did say it was not considering any countermeasures against the U.S.</p>
<p>The aim of Keller-Sutter and Parmelin's trip was to present "a more attractive offer to the United States in a bid to lower the level of reciprocal tariffs for Swiss exports, taking U.S. concerns into account," the government said.</p>
<p>(Writing by John Revill and Madeline Chambers, Editing by Miranda Murray and Giles Elgood)</p>
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