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    <title><![CDATA[Angela Merkel to visit Sweden]]></title>
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            German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to visit Sweden on Monday 25 August for talks with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. The agenda includes preparations for the Swedish EU Presidency in autumn 2009, climate and energy issues and current foreign policy issues.<br/>
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                <a href="http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/10825/a/109636">Press release: German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt</a><br/>
            
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                21 August 2008
            
            
        
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    <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:22:23 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Pilot project for new type of embassy in Luanda]]></title>
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            The Government today decided to reverse its decision to close down the Swedish Embassy in Luanda, Angola. Instead, a pilot project will be implemented involving a new type of embassy with a limited number of operational tasks. This will secure Sweden&#039;s presence in the country at a reduced cost. <br/>
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                <a href="http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/10825/a/109616">Press release: Swedish Government reverses decision to close down embassy in Luanda</a><br/>
            
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                Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 
            
            
                21 August 2008
            
            
        
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    <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:29:13 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt to meet President Karolos Papoulias of Greece]]></title>
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                        On Tuesday 20 May the President of Greece, Dr Karolos Papoulias, will visit Sweden and meet Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt at Rosenbad.<br/>The meeting is part of the State Visit of President Papoulias to Sweden.<br/>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:12:25 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Election observers to Belarus]]></title>
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            Sweden sends 18 election observers and two statisticians to Belarus prior to the parliamentary election on 28 September. Three of the observers will soon be travelling to Belarus to be in place well in advance of the election.<br/>
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                <a href="http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/10825/a/109374">Press release: Swedish election observers to Belarus</a><br/>
            
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                Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 
            
            
                15 August 2008
            
            
        
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    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:18:40 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Sweden - Europe&#039;s new food nation]]></title>
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            The minister of Agriculture Mr. Eskil Erlandsson presented his and the Government of Swedens Foodvision - Sweden -  the new food nation. The new national objective is that Sweden with its unique landscape, quality of food and knowledge will be Europe&#039;s new food nation.<br/>
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                <a href="http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/10115/a/109013">Press release: Sweden - Europe's new culinary nation</a><br/>
            
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                Ministry of Agriculture, 
            
            
                29 July 2008
            
            
        
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    <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:01:11 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Carl Bildt to Georgia]]></title>
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            Today Carl Bildt, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, and Terry Davis, Council of Europe Secretary General, travel to Georgia. <br/><br/>&#034;The Swedish Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers is convinced that sustainable peace and stability are based on respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law,&#034; says Carl Bildt in a statement.<br/>
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                Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 
            
            
                11 August 2008
            
            
        
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    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:59:45 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Sweden demands cease fire and withdrawal of Russian troops]]></title>
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            Russia&#039;s Chargé d&#039;Affaires in Sweden, Michail Skupov, was summoned today to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs where he was notified of Sweden&#039;s serious view of Russia&#039;s conduct in Georgia.<br/>
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                <a href="http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/10825/a/109240">Press release: Sweden demands cease fire and withdrawal of Russian troops</a><br/>
            
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                Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 
            
            
                11 August 2008
            
            
        
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    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:55:33 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Carl Bildt to Georgia]]></title>
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                Statement by Mr Carl Bildt, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, on his visit to Georgia <br/>
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                Ministry for Foreign Affairs 11 August 2008<br/>
            
            
                
                    Carl Bildt, Minister for Foreign Affairs<br/>
                
            
        
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    <title><![CDATA[The situation in Georgia]]></title>
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            &#034;I urge the Russian Federation, Georgia and the separatist South Ossetian and Abkhaz administrations to immediately enter into a cease-fire, in order to stop hostilities. I call upon the parties to agree to direct talks and to cooperate in international efforts to achieve a cease-fire. The suffering of the civilian population must be brought to an immediate end,&#034; says Carl Bildt, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in a statement on Saturday.<br/>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:43:47 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[The situation in Georgia]]></title>
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                Statement by Carl Bildt, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.<br/><br/><br/><br/>
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                Ministry for Foreign Affairs 09 August 2008<br/>
            
            
                
                    Carl Bildt, Minister for Foreign Affairs<br/>
                
            
        
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    <pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:19:33 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Russia&#039;s justification of its offensive deeply ominous]]></title>
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                        &#034;The Russian offensive against and in Georgia is an act of aggression that is incompatible with international law and fundamental principles of security and cooperation in Europe,&#034; says Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt in a statement on Saturday.<br/>
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                Ministry for Foreign Affairs 09 August 2008<br/>
            
            
                
                    Carl Bildt, Minister for Foreign Affairs<br/>
                
            
        
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    <pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:10:14 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt on the situation in Georgia]]></title>
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            &#034;The way in which the situation in South Ossetia has deteriorated is cause for profound concern. It is extremely important that all those involved show restraint and play their part in bringing about a political solution,&#034; says Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt in a statement.<br/>
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                <a href="http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/10022/a/109193">Statement: Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt on the situation in Georgia</a><br/>
            
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    <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:13:18 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt on the situation in Georgia]]></title>
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                        &#034;The way in which the situation in South Ossetia has deteriorated is cause for profound concern. It is extremely important that all those involved show restraint and play their part in bringing about a political solution,&#034; says Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt in a statement.<br/>
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                Ministry for Foreign Affairs 08 August 2008<br/>
            
            
                
                    Carl Bildt, Minister for Foreign Affairs<br/>
                
            
        
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    <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:12:32 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Carl Bildt on the military coup in Mauritania]]></title>
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            &#034;Today&#039;s military coup in Mauritania is a serious setback for a country which has successfully established a functioning democratic system after a long period of authoritarian rule.<br/>
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                <a href="http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/10022/a/109169">Statement: Carl Bildt on the military coup in Mauritania</a><br/>
            
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                07 August 2008
            
            
        
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    <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:59:42 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Carl Bildt on the military coup in Mauritania]]></title>
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                Ministry for Foreign Affairs 07 August 2008<br/>
            
            
                
                    Carl Bildt, Minister for Foreign Affairs<br/>
                
            
        
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    <title><![CDATA[Carl Bildt on the death of Alexander Solzhenitsyn]]></title>
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            &#034;Alexander Solzhenitsyn was undoubtedly one of the great authors of our time and a central figure in the story of Russia&#039;s tragic 20th century. Like no one else, he could capture in his books the reality of the Stalinist hell that was the Soviet Union.<br/><br/>In the books One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, The First Circle and The Gulag Archipelago he created some of the truly great works of contemporary history and literature.<br/><br/>On a day like this we have reason to remember him and the great work he did for his Russia.&#034; <br/>
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                04 August 2008
            
            
        
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    <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:51:42 +0200</pubDate>
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                        &#034;Alexander Solzhenitsyn was undoubtedly one of the great authors of our time and a central figure in the story of Russia&#039;s tragic 20th century. Like no one else, he could capture in his books the reality of the Stalinist hell that was the Soviet Union.<br/>
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                Ministry for Foreign Affairs 04 August 2008<br/>
            
            
                
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    <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:50:09 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[WTO parties must take responsibility for continued negotiations]]></title>
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            &#034;After the collapse of the WTO talks yesterday, the parties to the talks must take their responsibility and think about how the Doha Round can be moved forward. Both US chief negotiator Susan Schwab and WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy have said that despite everything, the Doha Round is still alive. The hope is to be able to resume negotiations in the near future,&#034; says Swedish Minister for Trade Ewa Björling.<br/><br/><br/>
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                Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 
            
            
                30 July 2008
            
            
        
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    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:11:29 +0200</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nordic foreign ministers to meet in Oslo]]></title>
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                On Wednesday 31 October, Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt will travel to Norway to take part in a meeting of Nordic foreign ministers in Oslo. The meeting is being held in connection with the annual Session of the Nordic Council which will take place this year in Oslo on 30 October - 1 November. <br/>
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    <title><![CDATA[Carl Bildt to visit Ukraine and Georgia]]></title>
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                        On Thursday 1 November Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt will travel to Kiev in Ukraine to meet the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko and Minister for Foreign Affairs Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Mr Bildt will then travel on to Tbilisi in Georgia, where he will take part in the Tbilisi Summit 2007 conference.<br/>
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        30 October 2007<br/>
        
            
                
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