ZURICH, July 4 (Reuters) - Switzerland and the European

Union resumed talks on financial market regulation on Thursday

after dialogue was suspended in 2017, the Swiss government said.

Issues relating to financial market stability, cross-border

activities, capital markets, digital finance, cybersecurity,

sustainable finance and insurance were discussed during a

meeting in Bern, the government said in a statement.

The resumption of talks comes amid broader negotiations

between Brussels and Switzerland aimed at updating economic

relations, which the Swiss hope will be concluded this year.

The EU delegation was led by John Berrigan, who heads the

European Commission's financial services unit.

He met Swiss officials from the finance and foreign

ministries, the Swiss National Bank and market regulator FINMA.

The Swiss team was led by Finance Ministry State Secretary

Daniela Stoffel.

(Writing by Dave Graham; Editing by Alexander Smith)