It comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted his Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis for talks in Downing Street this morning.
International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said: “A new enhanced trade agreement with Switzerland is a huge opportunity to liberalise trade with our 10th largest trading partner and unlock new opportunities for our world-leading services sector.
“As two services superpowers, we have a huge opportunity to negotiate a modern, ambitious, unprecedented deal that will boost both our economies and show the world what is possible between two like-minded and innovative nations who are firmly within Europe but outside of the EU.”
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