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The talks between the United States and Iran scheduled for June 19 in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, to prepare a comprehensive peace agreement, have been postponed, the Swiss Foreign Ministry announced.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting has not been permanently cancelled, but rather postponed. The Swiss side, however, expressed its readiness to continue facilitating the negotiation process, emphasizing that the necessary preparatory work is ongoing.
The parties were expected to discuss the terms of a permanent ceasefire during the meeting. Until late in the evening of June 18, Swiss authorities hoped that negotiations in Bürgenstock would begin at least at the technical level.
In addition to representatives from the United States and Iran, delegations from the mediating countries—Qatar and Pakistan—were scheduled to participate in the negotiations. The venue chosen was a hotel complex on the shores of Lake Lucerne, owned by a subsidiary of the Qatari sovereign wealth fund.
In preparation for the negotiations, guests staying at the complex's five- and four-star hotels were asked to vacate their rooms in advance. They were accommodated at other hotels in the region.
The day before, it was announced that US Vice President J.D. Vance had withdrawn from the meeting. He was expected to discuss the implementation of the 14-point framework agreement with the Iranian side.
A White House spokesperson stated that the American delegation and Vance himself were ready to depart for Switzerland immediately after finalizing the negotiating plans. However, he noted that organizing such negotiations has always been complex and unpredictable.
Official Tehran has not yet commented on the postponement of the meeting. The Iranian side previously stated its readiness to participate in technical talks after the US and Iran extended the ceasefire for at least another 60 days as part of the framework agreement.
Meanwhile, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on June 18 that before new rounds of talks begin, the Iranian side would like to see signs of US compliance with the memorandum. The agency also noted the lack of confirmation of an Iranian delegation's departure to Geneva.
On June 15, US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a framework agreement extending the ceasefire announced in April. The document also includes provisions for opening the Strait of Hormuz and sets a 60-day deadline for subsequent negotiations between the parties.
