🇻🇳🇨🇭 A milestone for free trade: The EFTA-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement is officially signed! ✍🏻 I am highly pleased to celebrate this historic step alongside our partners 🇮🇸🇱🇮🇳🇴. This modern and comprehensive FTA significantly strengthens trade relations with Vietnam, one of Southeast Asia's most dynamic and fast-growing economies.

Just arrived in Hanoi 🇻🇳 this morning! It was an honour to meet with President Tô Lâm 🤝 Our discussion focused on strengthening bilateral relations, exchanging views on key regional and international developments, and advancing economic cooperation, notably through the conclusion of a free trade agreement between the EFTA States and Vietnam.

Hello Thailand! 🇹🇭 Delighted to meet Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on my first visit to the Land of Smiles. We discussed our free trade agreement and the geopolitical situation as we celebrate 95 years of diplomatic relations. Thank you for the warm welcome to me and our economic delegation 🙏🏻

Très heureux de participer au deuxième India–EFTA Prosperity Summit à New Delhi, un an après l’entrée en vigueur de notre accord commercial. Un grand merci à Piyush Goyal @PiyushGoyalOffc, pour la préparation et l'organisation de ce sommet ! Avec nos partenaires indiens et de l’AELE, la Suisse entend transformer cet accord en projets concrets, investissements durables et emplois, au service d’une prospérité partagée.

Three years after Hamas' terrorist attacks against Israel on 7 October, Switzerland remembers the victims and all those affected by the violence. The release of all hostages is an important step.🇨🇭 calls on all parties to protect civilians, respect international humanitarian law and work towards a lasting peace. Israelis and Palestinians alike deserve to live in peace, security and dignity.

La première journée de mon séjour en Inde s’achève par un banquet d’État offert par la présidente indienne Droupadi Murmu @rashtrapatibhvn.

Lors de mon entretien avec le premier ministre @narendramodi, nous avons évoqué des moyens de renforcer le partenariat 🇮🇳 -🇨🇭 dans des domaines clés tels que le commerce et les investissements, les infrastructures et la mobilité, mais aussi la science et l'innovation.

I welcomed today the Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, on his return visit to Switzerland, following my official visit to 🇰🇼 in February. We discussed how to further strengthen our partnership and expand trade. We identified healthcare, fintech, sustainable agriculture and food security as sectors with considerable potential. Switzerland Global Enterprise (@SGE) and the Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA) also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote investment between our two countries.