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He said so in an interview with “Le Temps” on Friday. Even the classification of Switzerland in a report by the US Department of the Treasury as a currency manipulator would not change the relationship, stressed the top US diplomat.
It was “a purely mechanical decision,” he said. “There are three criteria that define whether a country manipulates its currency or not. This is based on facts. Switzerland had already met two criteria and now meets three, ”McMullen explained. Therefore, the United States is obliged to make this classification, he added.
However, the ambassador confirmed that he had managed to inform the heads of the United States Department of the Treasury about the special environment in Switzerland, which is already reflected in the report. “Compare it to the tone that the same government used when China was on the same list a few months ago,” the US government official in Bern asked rhetorically. The United States respects and admires Switzerland, the United States Ambassador to Switzerland also highlighted.
In addition to all this, he also expressed his confidence in a free trade agreement between the United States and Switzerland. “There is also a long dialogue on the free trade agreement that continues,” he said on the subject. McMullen had a “very positive” conversation on this issue at the White House last week, he said. “Whether in Congress, the Senate or the Foreign Ministry, we are convinced of the value of this free trade agreement,” he emphasized.
