PM Sharif, CDF Munir meet Iranian delegation ahead of Swiss peace talks

BÜRGENSTOCK, Switzerland: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir met with a high-level Iranian delegation on Sunday ahead of the technical-level US-Iran peace talks in Bürgenstock.

The meeting serves as an immediate follow-up to the implementation framework of the recently signed “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),” aimed at defusing geopolitical and economic volatility in the Middle East.

The Iranian delegation to the talks was led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, alongside Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi.

Sources noted a highly warm and cordial atmosphere at the start of the session, where Field Marshal Munir and Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi shared a warm embrace before proceeding to formal discussions.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and COAS & CDF Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir meeting with the Iranian delegation led by Speaker of the Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at US-Iran technical level talks as a follow -up of Islamabad MoU… pic.twitter.com/ynAyqMezrw

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Prime Minister Sharif was accompanied by a senior ministerial delegation, including Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, and senior official Tariq Kazmi.

The Pakistani leadership is playing a central mediation role at the Swiss mountaintop resort as technical teams from Washington and Tehran attempt to operationalize the 60-day maritime and military truce brokered by Islamabad earlier this week.

Earlier, US Vice President JD Vance met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Sunday ahead of high-stakes, technical-level peace negotiations between Washington and Tehran.

The meeting, held in a cordial atmosphere at the Swiss mountaintop resort of Bürgenstock, was also attended by senior US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.

According to diplomatic sources, the discussion focused on the implementation matrix of the newly finalised “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),” with Vance expressing appreciation for Pakistan’s pivotal mediation in bringing both global superpowers back to the negotiating table.

According to sources, JD Vance praised Pakistan’s role in facilitating peace efforts, saying Islamabad had played a “significant and constructive” part in recent diplomatic initiatives.

Vance said Pakistan had made an “important contribution” to promoting regional stability and expressed appreciation for its diplomatic engagement, officials said.

“We are grateful for what you have done,” Vance told Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir during their interaction, according to sources.

The US vice president also said, “We love Pakistan,” while acknowledging Islamabad’s role in supporting dialogue efforts, officials added.

Vance noted that Pakistan’s role in US-Iran negotiations had been “excellent,” highlighting what he described as Islamabad’s constructive diplomacy, according to participants familiar with the meeting.

Separately, US envoy Steve Witkoff referred to Field Marshal Munir as “my brother” during an interaction and embraced him, according to officials present at the meeting.According to sources, JD Vance praised Pakistan’s role in facilitating peace efforts, saying Islamabad had played a “significant and constructive” part in recent diplomatic initiatives.

Vance said Pakistan had made an “important contribution” to promoting regional stability and expressed appreciation for its diplomatic engagement, officials said.

“We are grateful for what you have done,” Vance told Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir during their interaction, according to sources.

The US vice president also said, “We love Pakistan,” while acknowledging Islamabad’s role in supporting dialogue efforts, officials added.

Vance noted that Pakistan’s role in US-Iran negotiations had been “excellent,” highlighting what he described as Islamabad’s constructive diplomacy, according to participants familiar with the meeting.

Separately, US envoy Steve Witkoff referred to Field Marshal Munir as “my brother” during an interaction and embraced him, according to officials present at the meeting.