ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir have left for Switzerland to attend technical-level talks between the US and Iran in Bürgenstock.
The peace talks are expected to occur today, Sunday as US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian signed the agreement this week, ending nearly four months of conflict between Washington and Tehran and providing a 60-day window for further diplomacy.
In a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO) said PM Shehbaz, accompanied by CDF and Chief of the Army Staff Munir, left for Bürgenstock to participate in “high-level talks on the implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)”.
The statement further added that Prime Minister Sharif is accompanied by a high-level delegation during the visit to Switzerland.
Iranian state media reported that a senior delegation, led by parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, has arrived in Switzerland for the negotiations. The delegation includes Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi, senior security, central bank and energy officials.
The foreign office said Pakistan will continue to support and advance the implementation of the understandings reached between Iran and the US during the peace talks.
The FO statement stated that Sharif is expected to hold bilateral interactions with the participating delegations from Iran, Qatar, Switzerland and the US on the sidelines to reaffirm Pakistan’s commitment to dialogue and durable peace in the region.
It further stated: “Pakistan’s facilitative role underscores its principled, balanced, and constructive approach throughout the crisis, Including hosting earlier rounds of US–Iran talks and sustained diplomatic contacts that culminated in the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.”
US Vice President JD Vance said while speaking to Fox News that negotiations with Iran “are going well”, but that the US “has all the cards”.
According to remarks carried by the Fars news agency, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei announced that Iran will be sending a delegation to Switzerland.
Diplomatic sources quoted by ISNA described the forthcoming negotiations as particularly sensitive, with both sides expected to address complex political and technical issues before any final and legally binding agreement can be reached.
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