# Xi meets Swiss president, calls for closer China-Europe economic ties

https://mins.news/en/item/123372

- CGTN, 2026-10-30 09:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-30/Chinese-President-Xi-Jinping-meets-president-of-Swiss-Confederation-1RFaOeSkdTW/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Xi Jinping met Swiss Confederation President Guy Parmelin in Beijing and urged the two countries to bolster confidence and certainty in China-Europe economic and trade cooperation and global development. The leaders witnessed the signing of a protocol to upgrade the free trade agreement.

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