President Donald Trump will meet with the president of the Swiss government in order to try to establish a channel with which he can speak to Iranians as tensions between the country and the US heighten
Trump will meet with the President of the Swiss Confederation, Ueli Maurer, at the White House to discuss the nations' relationship and"matters such as Switzerland's role in facilitating diplomatic relations and other international issues," the White House said in a statement.
They also serve as a channel for diplomacy between the two nations though there are other mechanisms for the two nations to communicate.Read MoreLast week, after Trump publicly appealed to Iran to call him amid heightened tensions with Tehran, the White House contacted the Swiss to share a phone number the Iranians could call the President on, according to a diplomatic source familiar with the move.
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