Key facts
- Initial talks between the US and Iran are scheduled for Friday at Switzerland's Buergenstock resort.
- Pakistan and Qatar are acting as mediators for the negotiations.
- The talks aim to discuss the implementation of a ceasefire agreement and the signing of a memorandum of understanding.
- The Swiss foreign ministry is facilitating the diplomatic conditions for the meeting.
- Further negotiations are expected to conclude within 60 days after the agreement is signed.
Switzerland has confirmed that initial discussions between the United States and Iran are scheduled to take place on Friday at the Buergenstock mountaintop resort. The Swiss foreign ministry stated that the plan includes mediators Pakistan and Qatar, as well as other involved countries, to meet for negotiations regarding the implementation of an agreement.
The memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran on ending the war is reportedly set to be signed on Friday at Bürgenstock, a location proposed by the parties and their mediators. Switzerland is facilitating the practical and diplomatic conditions for the meeting on its territory.