Switzerland is seeking talks with the United States, the government said on Wednesday, after Washington tried to raise the price for new fighter jets the neutral country is

Switzerland is engaged in discussions with the United States after American officials signaled a possible price increase for the fleet of fighter jets Bern agreed to purchase, the Swiss government said Wednesday.

Switzerland and the US are at odds on the agreed price for three dozen F-35A fighter jets the country wants to buy from Lockheed Martin Corp., adding to existing tensions over US tariffs.