Technical negotiations between Iran and the United States at the Swiss resort of Bürgenstock have officially ended. According to Iranian state media reports on Tuesday, the delegations led by JD Vance and Mohammad Baker Kalibaf agreed to move the next agenda to the four newly formed working groups.
Technical negotiations between Iran and the United States have ended, and newly formed working groups will discuss other matters, according to a report in Iranian state media on Tuesday. TASR informs about it based on the AFP report.
- Technical negotiations between Iran and the United States have ended in Switzerland.
- Iran and the US have formed four working groups for key areas of cooperation.
- The working groups will focus on sanctions, core, renewal and monitoring of agreements.
Creation of four expert commissions
The negotiators “decided to establish four working groups: for the lifting of sanctions, nuclear affairs, reconstruction and economic development, as well as for monitoring and implementation,” state news agency IRNA said, citing Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi.
The first round of peace talks between the US and Iran took place in Switzerland over the weekend. The delegations were led by Vance and the head of the Iranian parliament, Mohammad Báker Kálibaf. The negotiations followed last week’s conclusion of a memorandum of understanding to end the war in the Middle East.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar announced that Tehran and Washington had agreed on a course of action during the talks that should lead to a final agreement within 60 days. They initially reported that further technical negotiations were to continue in Bürgenstock, Switzerland for the rest of the week.
