Xi urges upgrading of free trade agreement with Switzerland

BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday urged the launch of negotiations with Switzerland on the upgrading of the bilateral free trade agreement at an early date.

Xi made the remarks when meeting with Swiss President Doris Leuthard,who is in Beijing to attend the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, scheduled for May 14 to 15.