Guterres: It is very likely that US negotiations with Iran will resume

(Patria) - Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the United Nations has an indication that it is very likely that negotiations to end the war with Iran will resume, Reuters reported.

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that negotiations on Iran could continue in Pakistan within the next two days, according to an interview with the New York Post.

Asked what the United Nations knows about such prospects, Guterres told reporters at the UN: "The indication we have is that it is very likely that these negotiations will resume."

Guterres said he met with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister on Tuesday and praised Pakistan's peace efforts.

"I believe it is essential that these negotiations continue," Guterres said.

"I think it would be unrealistic to expect... that such a complex, long-standing problem can be resolved in the first session of negotiations. So, we need negotiations to continue and we need a ceasefire to continue while negotiations are ongoing."

Trump, as quoted, said that "something could happen in the next two days and we are more inclined to go there," referring to Pakistan.

He said that the chief of the Pakistani army, Field Marshal Asim Munir, is "doing an excellent job" in the negotiations.