ZURICH, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter and her trade delegation met with Swiss business leaders in Washington on Wednesday ahead of talks aimed at reducing U.S. tariffs on Swiss products with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Roche ROG.S Chairman Severin Schwan and Alfred Gantner and Marcel Erni, founders of Swiss private equity firm Partners Group PGHN.S, were among the guests at a breakfast meeting.
The group also included Daniel Jaeggi, president of global energy and commodity company Mercuria, and Jens Fehlinger, CEO of Swiss International Airlines.
A government spokesperson said the group spoke about the tariffs situation, but gave no further details.