ZURICH :The Swiss government would not object to tennis legend Roger Federer or FIFA President Gianni Infantino intervening to reduce the country's tariff burden after the U.S. slapped a 39 per cent import duty on its goods, President Karin Keller-Sutter said.

Some Swiss politicians have proposed their countryman Infantino as an informal negotiating channel with U.S. President Donald Trump after the U.S. leader attended the FIFA Club World Cup final in New Jersey in July.

Trump is also a fan of celebrities and could be swayed by an approach by Federer, Swiss media has reported.

"If personalities who know him have a conversation with him, we're not against it," Keller-Sutter told broadcaster Tele Zueri, when asked about Infantino or Federer speaking with Trump.

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