US Vice President JD Vance has delayed his trip to Switzerland as logistical details for expected technical talks with Iran remain unresolved, said the White House.
“As of now, the US vice president is not departing tonight,” a spokesperson said on Thursday.
Vance had been expected to travel to Switzerland as part of efforts to advance discussions linked to Iran.
“As the vice president said at his press conference, the plans for the upcoming technical talks have not been finalised, and the US delegation has been prepared to depart at the first available opportunity. But the logistics of these negotiations have never been simple or predictable,” the spokesperson said.
The US looks forward to beginning technical talks “as soon as possible,” the spokesperson added.
Earlier on Thursday, Vance told reporters that he plans to go to Switzerland, and technical talks with Iran might start “this weekend.”
“I plan to go to Switzerland. Exactly when, you know, we thought we, I think these technical negotiations are going to start sometime this weekend. That’s still the plan. But that could change because it’s not an easy country, Iran, to get out of. And so, we’re trying to figure out exactly when that’s going to happen. I suspect this weekend, but I’m not sure,” he said.
In Iran, the Tasnim agency said “nothing has been confirmed” about the Iranian delegation’s trip to Switzerland.
