US, Iran to sign peace memorandum in Swiss resort Bürgenstock

The memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran on ending the war is due to be signed on June 19 at Bürgenstock, a mountain resort in central Switzerland that previously hosted a Ukraine peace summit in 2024.

The Swiss Foreign Ministry confirmed the location to news agency Keystone-SDA following a report in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. The ministry said it has been in close contact with the United States, Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar for several days to facilitate a meeting on the possible signing of a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran, as well as to assist in the arrival of delegations in Switzerland, Swissinfo reports.

The signing is currently scheduled for June 19 in Bürgenstock. “This location was proposed by the Pakistani and Qatari mediators, as well as by the United States and Iran,” the ministry said. Switzerland added that it is acting as a mediator and is creating the necessary practical and diplomatic conditions for the meeting to take place on its territory.

It had previously been reported that, according to Iranian sources, a further round of negotiations between the United States and Iran is expected to begin in Switzerland on June 19, immediately after the signing of the negotiated framework agreement. These follow-up talks are expected to be concluded within 60 days.

This was stated by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, as reported by the Iranian news agency.

Araghchi further said that an end to the war would entail an end to the Israeli occupation of territories in Lebanon. Iran would consider any new Israeli attacks on Lebanon, as well as any continued occupation of those territories, to be a violation of the agreement reached.

According to US sources, the United States and Iran have already signed the framework agreement digitally.

By Vafa Guliyeva