GENEVA/WASHINGTON – An Iranian delegation landed in Switzerland late Saturday for talks with the United States at the Burgenstock resort to halt the conflict in the Middle East.

US Vice President JD Vance, meanwhile, departed Washington for Switzerland the same day for talks with Iran.

"We welcome the arrival of the Iranian delegation in Switzerland," the Swiss foreign ministry said on X, adding that the Iranian delegation is on its way to the Burgenstock resort as part of the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the US and Iran.

While talking to reporters before his departure, Vance expressed his hope of making progress on the nuclear issue and the Lebanon ceasefire issue. "Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on."

“I can only be there for a day or two," he added.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has also left for Switzerland to participate in technical-level talks as a follow-up to the recently signed US-Iran memorandum of understanding, the Prime Minister's Office said on social media.

Earlier Saturday, Switzerland said that it continues to provide a "discreet and reliable setting" to facilitate talks at the Burgenstock resort on the implementation of the MoU between the United States and Iran.

The initial negotiations on the implementation of the interim peace deal between the two sides were scheduled for Friday but were later postponed.