Swiss ministers are in Washington for talks aimed at slashing US President Donald Trump's steep 39% tariffs on Switzerland's exports to the US – the highest rate in Europe.
Initial attempts by Swiss President Karin Keller Sutter to change Trump's mind fell on deaf ears. But a visit by business leaders appears to have changed his mind.
Swiss industry chiefs came to the Oval Office on 4 November bearing gifts, including a Rolex gold watch and a specially engraved gold bar from Swiss-based gold refining company MKS.
For months the Swiss have been trying to bring down the high US tariff rate which has already hit Switzerland hard.
Trump's response to the Swiss president's bid was that she "was a nice woman, but she did not want to listen".
