Burgenstock, June 21 -- Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has extended a welcome to Iran's top diplomat, Abbas Araghchi, as he arrived in the European nation to engage in diplomatic discussions with the United States.

Taking to the social media platform X, the Swiss Foreign Minister posted an official photograph documenting his bilateral engagement with Araghchi at the Burgenstock resort.

Highlighting Bern's long-standing diplomatic role as an intermediary between Washington and Tehran, Cassis emphasised the endurance of the Switzerland-Iran ties despite shifting geopolitical dynamics.

"In a challenging context, the relationship of trust between Switzerland and Iran, reflected in our protecting power mandate, remains in the service...