Press release
24 March 2010
Prime Minister's Office
Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Deputy Prime Minister Maud Olofsson to receive Vice President Xi Jinping
On Monday 29 March Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Deputy Prime Minister Maud Olofsson are to receive Vice President Xi Jinping.
Webcast
- The press conference at 10.15 in Bella Venezia, Rosenbad, will be webcast
The agenda includes talks on bilateral cooperation areas between Sweden and China, such as the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations, trade relations, follow-up of the climate change conference in Copenhagen and follow-up of the economic and financial crisis. Other current foreign affairs issues may also be discussed.
Programme points for Mr Reinfeldt and Ms Olofsson Monday 29 March:
09.00
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt receives Vice President Xi Jinping.
Place: Entrance to Rosenbad
Photo opportunity on arrival
09.05
Talks between Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Vice President Xi Jinping.
Place: Rosenbad
Photo pool at the start of the meeting
10.00
Signing ceremony
Place: Rosenbad
Photo pool
10.15
Brief press conference
Place: Bella Venezia, Rosenbad
11.15
Deputy Prime Minister Maud Olofsson and Vice President Xi Jinping are keynote speakers at the Sweden-China Business Cooperation and Innovation Forum.
Place: Blue Hall, Stockholm City Hall
Photo pool
12.00
Signing ceremony
Place: Blue Hall, Stockholm City Hall
Photo pool
12.30
Deputy Prime Minister Maud Olofsson hosts official welcome lunch, including celebration of 60 years of diplomatic relations.
Place: Golden Hall, Stockholm City Hall
Photo pool
Welcome!
Note
Special accreditation is needed to cover the visit on site - as well as for access to Rosenbad.
Vice President Xi Jinping to make official visits
The programme includes visits in Stockholm and Gothenburg. Among those the Vice President will meet during the visit are HM The King and the Speaker of the Riksdag. In Gothenburg on Sunday, the Vice President will visit the ship 'Götheborg' and engineering company SKF. On Monday, the Vice President and Ms Olofsson will attend the opening ceremony of the Sweden-China Business Cooperation and Innovation Forum at Stockholm City Hall. Other places the Vice President will visit are Hammarby Sjöstad, together with Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy Tobias Billström, and Stockholm University.
Contact
Roberta AleniusHead of Press to Fredrik Reinfeldt
+46 8 405 49 04
+46 70 270 72 17
email to Roberta Alenius Frank Nilsson
Pressekreterare hos Anna-Karin Hatt
