BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 22. The mutual
fulfilment of obligations is the basis of the memorandum of
understanding between Iran and the U.S.
This was announced in the post by the spokesperson for the
Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Esmail Baghaei, shared on his
X social network account.
“Iran will use all its capabilities to monitor the obligations
of the other party and ensure the fulfillment of obligations. The
basis of the memorandum of understanding is the fulfillment of
obligations,” he said.
According to him, the previous day, negotiations were held in
Switzerland between Iran and the U.S. based on Articles 1, 5, 10
and 11 of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, and the
negotiations continued until the night. According to the joint
statement of the intermediary countries (Qatar and Pakistan),
regulated by consultations with Iran and the U.S., a mechanism has
been provided for monitoring the implementation of the memorandum
of understanding, and it was decided to continue negotiations at
the expert and technical levels for the effective implementation of
the agreement to end the war.
Baghaei said that the start of discussions to reach a final
agreement under Article 13 of the memorandum of understanding is
conditional on the commencement and continuation of the
implementation of Articles 1, 4, 5, 10 and 11.
“The agreements reached in the negotiations in Switzerland on
the cessation of Israeli military operations in Lebanon, the export
of Iranian crude oil and petrochemical products, and the release of
Iranian frozen assets will facilitate the process of implementing
mutual obligations,” he noted.
On June 18, a peace memorandum was signed between Iran and the
United States. The memorandum was signed by Iranian President
Masoud Pezeshkian and U.S. President Donald Trump. The memorandum
came into force on June 19.
