PM Shehbaz cancels Switzerland visit after signing Iran-US accord

The prime minister was scheduled to depart for Switzerland on Thursday.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has canceled his planned visit to Switzerland after signing the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at facilitating the Iran-US agreement, diplomatic sources said.

According to sources, the prime minister was scheduled to depart for Switzerland on Thursday, where preliminary talks under the Iran-US agreement were set to begin Friday at the Bürgenstock Resort.

Diplomatic sources said the visit was called off because the Islamabad MoU had already been signed. Prime Minister Shehbaz, acting as a mediator, signed the memorandum earlier in the day, while US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also signed the agreement.

Sources said technical-level negotiations would be held separately to address various issues that form part of the broader MoU framework.

Shehbaz Sharif had been expected to travel to Switzerland with a delegation, but the trip was canceled following the signing of the agreement.