Qatar and Pakistan: High-level committee agrees on roadmap to final deal within 60 days

Lallalit Srijandorn FXStreet

The US-Iran peace talks took place on Sunday in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, with delegations from Iran, the United States, Qatar, and Pakistan participating. On Monday, Qatar and Pakistan issued joint statement on conclusion of negotiations, saying that talks conducted in positive, constructive atmosphere.

"High Level Committee has agreed upon a roadmap towards reaching a final deal within 60 days, laying the foundation for the immediate commencement of further technical talks," reads the Pak-Qatar joint statement on US-Iran talks in Burgenstock.

Meanwhile, Pakistani and Qatari mediation yields significant progress to end Lebanon conflict, adding that oil and petrochemical exports exempt, blockade removed, some frozen assets freed, major reconstruction and development plan initiated for Iran.

Key quotes from joint statement

Encouraging progress includes creation of mechanism for further technical talks.

Establish high-level committee for mediation oversight following MoU.

Chief negotiators to provide regular updates to high-level committee.

High-level committee agrees on roadmap to final deal within 60 days.

Parties agreed to establish de-confliction cell involving Lebanon, with mediator support to ensure termination compliance.

In the last hour, Tasnim news agency cited an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman as saying that “a formal transit mechanism was successfully arranged to guarantee the safe passage of commercial vessels through the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway.”

Additional quotes

The framework was hammered out during an intense 18-hour session of high-level diplomatic talks held in Switzerland.

While the primary negotiating delegations have concluded their session, technical expert teams will remain on-site to advance the groundwork for final pact talks.

Market reaction

Crude oil prices attract some sellers following this headlines. At the time of writing, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is down 1.08% on the day at $75.60.

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Lallalit Srijandorn is a Parisian at heart. She has lived in France since 2019 and now becomes a digital entrepreneur based in Paris and Bangkok.

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