A staff removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with foreign ministers and representatives of Unites States, Iran, China, Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the European Union during the Iran nuclear talks at Austria International Centre in Vienna, Austria on July 14, 2015. [CARLOS BARRIA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images]
A memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran is currently scheduled to be signed on Friday at the Burgenstock resort in central Switzerland, the Swiss Foreign Ministry confirmed to Anadolu Agency on Tuesday. The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) said it has been in close contact for several days with the US, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar regarding the planned signing. “At this stage, the signing is scheduled for Friday, June 19, at Bürgenstock in the canton of Nidwalden,” FDFA spokesperson Pierre-Alain Eltschinger confirmed to Anadolu Agency in a statement. According to the ministry, the location was proposed by Pakistani and Qatari mediators, as well as by the US and Iran. “Switzerland is acting as a facilitator in this […]

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