Vice President Vance Meets Pakistani Prime Minister Ahead of Iran Negotiations

On April 11 (local time), JD Vance, Vice President of the United States, held talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose country is acting as a mediator, ahead of ceasefire negotiations with Iran.

JD Vance, U.S. Vice President, Arrives in Islamabad, Pakistan, Negotiation Venue with Iran, Yonhap News Agency
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The White House and the office of the Pakistani Prime Minister officially announced the meeting between Vice President Vance and Prime Minister Sharif on the same day. Key U.S. officials were also present, including Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President Donald Trump, and Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East.

The Prime Minister's office stated, "The Prime Minister expressed his hope that this meeting will serve as an important stepping stone toward solid peace in the region."

Vice President Vance first met with the Pakistani side, the mediator, to coordinate the negotiation process and specific agenda items. Once the U.S. and Iranian delegations finish behind-the-scenes coordination through Pakistan, full-scale negotiations are expected to begin.

Although the exact procedure for the negotiations has not yet been finalized, CNN reported that both sides are expected to use both indirect and direct communication methods. It is widely analyzed that the two parties will first agree on the negotiation agenda through Pakistan and then move on to direct, face-to-face discussions. If the delegations from both sides do sit down together at the table, it will mark the highest-level meeting between the two countries since diplomatic relations were severed in 1979.

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