BÜRGENSTOCK, Switzerland — Senior Iranian officials led by chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf launched a new round of diplomatic talks in Switzerland on Sunday, holding meetings with Pakistani and Qatari mediators as efforts intensified to implement a recent agreement addressing regional hostilities, sanctions relief, oil exports and the release of frozen Iranian assets.
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Iran’s chief negotiator Ghalibaf meets Pakistani PM in Switzerland
The Iranian negotiating team, led by Qalibaf, arrived in Bürgenstock last night. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani are in Switzerland as well, acting as the main mediators in the talks. Prior to his meeting with the Pakistani premier, Ghalibaf also held talks with the Qatari prime minister.
Meanwhile, US Vice President JD Vance, who heads the American negotiating team, arrived in Switzerland on Sunday.
During the talks, Iran’s key demands include a comprehensive cessation of hostilities across all fronts, including in Lebanon, and the issue of sanctions.
Ghalibaf is accompanied by a high-ranking delegation, including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran, the deputy oil minister, two deputy foreign ministers and the spokesperson for the ministry of foreign affairs.
Iranian FM meets Swiss counterpart at Bürgenstock
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has met with his Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis in the first official engagement of Iran’s delegation in Switzerland, as high-level diplomatic discussions began at the Bürgenstock complex.
the meeting took place ahead of broader consultations between Iran and mediating countries on Sunday morning. The Iranian delegation, led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, is scheduled to continue its diplomatic program with representatives of intermediary states following this initial bilateral meeting.
No official details have yet been released regarding the content of the discussion between Araghchi and Cassis. However, the meeting is seen as a key opening step in a series of sensitive diplomatic engagements taking place in Switzerland.
Lebanon ceasefire, oil sales, frozen assets release central to Swiss talks: Iran Foreign Ministry spox
Baqaei, who is accompanying the Iranian delegation to the meeting, focused on follow‑up measures related to the June 18, 2026, MoU on ending the war imposed by the United States and the Israeli regime, wrote on the social media platform X that Tehran is committed to ensuring the agreement’s provisions are carried out with precision and seriousness.
According to Baqaei, the meeting in Switzerland is intended to review progress on implementing key provisions of the MoU. He emphasized that, under Article 13 of the document, negotiations toward a final agreement can begin only after several specific commitments have been fulfilled.
These include Articles 1, 4, 5, 10, and 11 of the MoU. Baqaei stressed that without the implementation of these clauses, particularly Article 1, which calls for an end to hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon, it will not be possible to move forward with negotiations on a final settlement.
He added that the current discussions focus primarily on implementing these provisions, especially the ceasefire requirement, while also reviewing mechanisms designed to enforce Article 10, which concerns the resumption of Iran’s oil exports, and Article 11, which addresses the release of Iranian assets frozen abroad.
The Iranian delegation, led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf as head of the negotiating team, arrived in Zurich late Saturday evening local time.
On the US side, President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and advisor to the President Jared Kushner are present in Switzerland, while Vice President J.D. Vance is also traveling to join the talks. Vance said the meetings could last one to two days and would address implementation of the memorandum, the Lebanon ceasefire, and issues related to Iran’s nuclear dossier.
