▲ Iranian delegation, including Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, arriving in Pakistan on April 10 for ceasefire talks with the U.S.
An Iranian delegation has arrived in Switzerland as of yesterday (June 20, local time) to participate in follow-up negotiations regarding the agreement to end the war with the United States, the Swiss government announced.
According to AFP, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs stated on X (formerly Twitter) that day, "We welcome the arrival of the Iranian delegation in Switzerland."
The Swiss foreign ministry further explained that these talks are part of the implementation process for the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed with the United States.
Iran's state-run news agency IRNA also reported that the Iranian delegation had arrived in Switzerland ahead of the talks.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance is also reported to have departed for Switzerland for negotiations with Iran.
Previously, Pakistan, which is mediating the end-of-war negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, announced that a face-to-face meeting between the two countries would be held in Switzerland on June 21, adding that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has been leading the mediation efforts, departed for Switzerland that day.
The U.S. and Iran had planned to hold their first working-level talks in Switzerland to discuss issues such as the nuclear program and the lifting of sanctions following the signing of the MOU, but the schedule had been delayed due to ongoing clashes between Israel and the pro-Iranian militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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