Iran-Switzerland Relations

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian headed to Switzerland on Wednesday to attend the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2022 which started on May 22. 

Iran-Switzerland trade relations have been growing in recent years despite unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States on the Islamic Republic. Iran’s imports from Switzerland stood at…

Head of the Iran-Switzerland Joint Chamber of Commerce says with a new government in the United States "sensitivities" toward the Iran-Switzerland financial channel has declined.

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President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran and Bern can boost bilateral cooperation to an appropriate level through increased activities by the economic and financial committees formed by the two…

Head of the Iran-Switzerland Chamber of Commerce says the Swiss trade channel, known as the Swiss Humanitarian Trade Agreement (SHTA) can be used to remove hurdles to import vaccines to fight…

Switzerland’s Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said Bern continues to stand by Tehran to help it address the economic challenges arising from the United States’ tough sanctions. He made the…

Switzerland’s visiting foreign minister said he would make all-out efforts to improve bilateral relations and international dialogue with Iran. 

Switzerland’s foreign minister arrived in Iran on Saturday to hold discussions with Iranian authorities on a range of issues, including the Swiss financial channel that aims to help Iran avoid…

The Swiss government's payment channel for humanitarian goods to Iran, known as Swiss Humanitarian Trade Arrangement (SHTA), is plagued by delays, raising concerns about the viability of the…

President Hassan Rouhani urged Switzerland to improve the efficiency of a financial mechanism it has established for trade with Iran so that Tehran can unlock part of its frozen overseas assets…

Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations said the Swiss channel for humanitarian trade with Iran is unable to address the needs of the nation while the country is facing sweeping…

The Central Bank of Iran will decide about using the payment channel devised by the Swiss government for sending humanitarian goods to Iran, head of the Iran-Switzerland Joint Chamber of…

A Swiss channel to export food and medicine to Iran without running foul of US sanctions is off to a good start, with dozens of companies keen to take part, a senior Swiss government official…

In a delayed response to the humanitarian trade channel between Iran and Switzerland coming into full effect, governor of the Central Bank of Iran said its effect should be seen in practice.…

The United States and Switzerland formally launched a humanitarian trade channel on Thursday that will allow companies to trade food, medicine and other critical supplies with Iran. 

Tehran seems unimpressed and also pessimistic over the newly-created Swiss payment channel aimed at delivering humanitarian goods to Iran.

The Central Bank of Iran has made available $4 billion in foreign currency to importers of medicine and medical equipment in the last ten months. This amount "is 2,000 times more than the value…

The governor of the Central Bank of Iran said Switzerland's payment mechanism unveiled this week for delivering humanitarian supplies to Iran is not enough, as it does not cover bank…

Switzerland’s ambassador in Tehran invited water officials to join his country’s water diplomacy initiative dubbed as “Blue Peace”. Markus Leitner made the call in a meeting with Qasem…

A humanitarian channel for food and medicine export to Iran should be launched in the coming months, senior Swiss and US officials told Reuters, helping supply Swiss goods to the Iranian people…

The Swiss Federal Council adopted a dispatch on a protocol to the double tax agreement (DTA) with Iran on Oct. 23, which implements the minimum standards for such agreements. The council said…

Switzerland’s ambassador to Iran paid a visit to Tehran Stock Exchange on Tuesday and rang the opening trading bell.  Markus Leitner and his accompanying delegates were briefed by TSE…

Iran traded 40,377 tons of non-oil goods worth $28.2 million with Switzerland during the first Iranian month (March 21-April 20), registering an 89.54% and 82.56% decline in tonnage and value…

The Swiss government is moving ahead with plans to unveil a humanitarian payment channel for Iran through complex negotiations with different parties in Iran, the US and Switzerland. 

The long-awaited Swiss payment channel for processing food and medicine trade with Iran has been given the finishing touches to become operational, a member of board of representatives of Tehran…