Switzerland said talks between the United States and Iran on a pact to end the Middle East conflict would not take place on Friday, as US Vice President JD Vance dropped plans to travel to Geneva.<\/p>\n
The talks were set to take place under the \u2018Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding\u2019 signed between the US and Iran a day ago, after the two sides agreed on a 14-point accord on Monday. Under the deal, Washington and Tehran have agreed on a framework to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and negotiate on key issues within 60 days.<\/p>\n
The talks, set for the mountaintop resort of Burgenstock, would not take place, Switzerland\u2019s foreign ministry confirmed, but gave no details.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe planned talks between the US, Iran, Qatar and Pakistan have been postponed,\u201d the Swiss foreign ministry said in a message to AFP.<\/p>\n
\u201cSwitzerland remains ready to facilitate these talks. The relevant preparatory work at Burgenstock is continuing,\u201d it added, without providing a new date for the talks.<\/p>\n
In Washington, a White House spokesperson said, \u201cThe logistics of these negotiations have never been simple or predictable. As of now, the vice president is not departing tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, the official added, \u201cWe look forward to beginning technical talks as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
There was no immediate response from Iran, which had earlier said it was ready to begin technical talks after Thursday\u2019s 14-point accord extended a tenuous ceasefire by at least 60 days.<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s negotiators first needed to see signs of the US implementing the interim deal, and there was no confirmation its delegation would travel to Geneva, the semi-official Tasnim news agency said before Vance\u2019s Thursday announcement.<\/p>\n
Vance and the US delegation had been ready to depart as soon as plans were finalised.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, the US vice president had hinted at plans being unconfirmed, saying: \u201cWe think these technical negotiations are going to start sometime this weekend. That\u2019s still the plan, but that could change.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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