Following a first round of talks in Switzerland between Tehran and Washington towards ending the Middle East war, Bern has said that conditions are set for technical discussions to follow immediately, AFP reports.

“The Swiss facilitator welcomes the constructive progress made during the intensive diplomatic talks that continued throughout the night of 21-22 June at the Burgenstock between the mediators, Iran and the United States,” the Swiss foreign ministry has said in a statement, adding that the roadmap agreed “creates the conditions for the immediate resumption of new technical discussions”.