Iranian Foreign Minister (FM) Seyed Abbas Araghchi has met Swiss FM Ignazio Cassis in Switzerland today (Sunday).
In a post on social media, the Swiss FM said, “In a challenging context, the relationship of trust between Switzerland and Iran, reflected in our protecting power mandate, remains in the service of diplomacy and for peace and security in the Middle East.”
Welcome to #Switzerland, H.E. Abbas @araghchi.
— Ignazio Cassis (@ignaziocassis) June 21, 2026
At the Lake Lucerne Summit, we offer the framework for discussion and dialogue.
In a challenging context, the relationship of trust between Switzerland and #Iran, reflected in our protecting power mandate, remains in the service… pic.twitter.com/xrgMWTVbuJ
This was the first official engagement of the Iranian Foreign Minister and his delegation in Switzerland.
Foreign Minister @araghchi met with his Swiss counterpart @ignaziocassis in the first official engagement of the Iranian delegation in Switzerland. pic.twitter.com/0RAr38maaj
— IRNA News Agency ☫ (@IrnaEnglish) June 21, 2026
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has announced the launch of talks between the US and Iran, mediated by Qatar and Pakistan, in Switzerland.
Pakistan and Iran meeting in Switzerland
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and COAS & CDF Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir met with the Iranian delegation led by Speaker of the Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at US-Iran technical level talks
Pakistan and the US delegation meeting in Switzerland
Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir met the US Vice President JD Vance in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, during talks to advance the implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the US and Iran.
The Prime Minister’s Office said in an official statement that both leaders will take part in discussions scheduled for June 21, being held as a follow-up to the agreement previously signed by Tehran and Washington. The PM is accompanied by a high-level delegation during the landmark visit.
