Switzerland's Foreign Ministry said on the 16th that a signing ceremony for a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to end the war between the United States and Iran will take place on the 19th local time at the Bürgenstock resort in Switzerland.
On the 14th, the United States and Iran already signed the end-of-war MOU electronically, but a separate signing event will be held. After the ceremony, U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the chief negotiators for both sides, are expected to hold follow-up working-level talks.
The end-of-war MOU was initially expected to be signed in Geneva, but the venue was reportedly changed for security and other reasons. Geneva is hosting the Group of Seven (G7) summit, which ends on the 17th, in nearby Évian-les-Bains, France.
Switzerland's Foreign Ministry said the United States, Iran, and mediators Pakistan and Qatar proposed Bürgenstock as the venue for the signing ceremony, and that they are communicating to create the diplomatic conditions.
Switzerland's Foreign Ministry said it cannot disclose the procedures and details of the ceremony at this time.
The Bürgenstock Resort, where the ceremony will be held, is owned by Katara Hospitality, a subsidiary of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), one of Qatar's sovereign wealth funds.
Bürgenstock in Nidwalden, central Switzerland, is an Alpine mountain resort overlooking Lake Lucerne. It frequently hosts international events, such as the 2024 Ukraine peace conference attended by delegations from more than 100 countries.