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Pakistani PM arrives in Switzerland for U.S.-Iran talks
Pakistan says the talks are the first formal U.S.-Iran engagement since the Islamabad MoU and will cover a framework to end the war.
- On Sunday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Zurich to participate in "high-level talks on the implementation of the Islamabad MoU," traveling within Switzerland to join technical discussions between the United States and Iran.
- Under the Islamabad MoU, the United States and Iran agreed to end more than 100 days of war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and establish a 60-day timeline for talks, with a $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran upon final agreement.
- United States negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are already in Switzerland handling technical elements, while the Iranian delegation, led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, is traveling to the talks.
- Marking the first formal engagement between the United States and Iran since June 17, the Foreign Office stated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will hold bilateral interactions to reaffirm Pakistan's commitment to dialogue and durable peace.
- Departing Joint Base Andrews on Saturday, Vice President Vance noted negotiators will focus on Iran's nuclear programme and the Lebanon ceasefire, stating the situation in Lebanon is "actually getting better" as they manage regional security.
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According to Tehran, talks about an end to the war between Iran and the US have begun in Switzerland.
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