First phase of US-Iran negotiations ending in Islamabad

The tripartite face-to-face talks between the United States and Iran, with Pakistan's mediation, were the first direct contact of this level between the two countries since the Islamic Revolution 1979.

Earlier, negotiations were reported as indirect, through Pakistani mediators, but recent developments show that the process has gone into direct forms, with the parties participating in the same negotiating table.

Sources stress Pakistan is playing a central modulation role, passing between the parties and helping to exchange proposals. At this stage, both American and Iranian parties have identified areas where there can be progress, reports the report. Euronews. al, broadcast Periscope.

Talks were held in Islamabad under very strict security conditions and with limited access to the media, where information comes up slowly through diplomatic sources.

In a broader way, these negotiations come after a conflict that has significantly affected global oil prices, caused damage to energy infrastructure in the Middle East and claimed thousands of lives. A lasting ceasefire and a peace agreement would be widely welcomed, but it still remains unclear how the process will end. /Periscope