Gharibabadi made the announcement late on Monday, a day after the four countries held a high-level meeting in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, on the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the presidents of Iran and the United States on June 18.
The MoU calls for a permanent end to the war launched by the US and Israel against Iran in late February and sets out a framework for a final agreement addressing Iran’s nuclear program and the lifting of sanctions on the country.
During Sunday’s meeting, Iran and the United States agreed on a “roadmap toward reaching a final agreement within 60 days” and decided to hold technical negotiations in Bürgenstock for the remainder of the week.
“Technical negotiations were held to finalize the mechanisms for implementing the MoU and the joint statement issued at the end of the high-level meeting, and the necessary understandings were reached,” the deputy foreign minister said.
Gharibabadi, who heads Iran’s technical negotiating team, said the talks also addressed the issuance of a general license authorizing the sale of Iranian crude oil, petrochemical products, refined petroleum products, and all related services, as well as the implementation of agreements on the release of Iran’s frozen assets.
Accordingly, he said, the US side has issued the general license, and the agreement to release $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets—comprising two separate tranches of $6 billion each—will enter into force immediately.
The Iranian official also said that future negotiations will be conducted under the supervision of the High-Level Committee, with the participation of Iran’s parliament speaker and foreign minister, the US vice president, and the prime ministers of Pakistan and Qatar.
The parties also agreed to establish four working groups on sanctions relief, nuclear issues, reconstruction and economic development, and implementation and oversight, Gharibabadi said, adding that the heads of the four countries’ technical delegations will oversee and direct the work of the groups.
