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Pakistan: US-Iran technical talks due Sunday in Switzerland
"As a follow-up to the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, technical-level talks will be held in Burgenstock, Switzerland, on 21 June," the ministry said in a statement on Saturday, adding that Pakistani and Qatari mediators would participate in the discussions with US and Iranian representatives.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei in a televised interview announced the departure of the Iranian negotiating team to Switzerland on Saturday for discussions on the implementation of the agreement.
US Vice President JD Vance also said Saturday that he expects to travel to Switzerland in the coming days for talks with Iran, saying negotiations were going well.
The developments followed a visit by Pakistan’s Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi to Tehran where he met Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi for talks on the progress of negotiations, which has been brokered by Islamabad.
On Wednesday, Iran and the US signed the 14-point memorandum of understanding which calls for a permanent end to hostilities across all fronts, including Lebanon, oil export waivers, the removal of the US naval blockade on Iran within 30 days, and the restoration of commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
The two sides also agreed to hold talks on removal of Iran’s sanctions and Iran’s nuclear program during a 60-day period.