ZURICH, March 16 (Reuters) - The Swiss government met officials from the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the financial market regulator FINMA on Thursday to discuss the Credit Suisse crisis.

"This afternoon the Federal Council was briefed by FINMA and the SNB on the situation at Credit Suisse," a spokesperson told Reuters.

No information would be provided on the content of the meeting, the spokesperson added. (Reporting by John Revill Editing by Chris Reese)