Iran's Ambassador summoned to Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Iran's Ambassador in Stockholm was summoned today to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs to meet State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Frank Belfrage. Mr Belfrage delivered a sharply worded message to Ambassador Eslami concerning the locally engaged UK embassy staff in Tehran who are being detained by Iranian authorities.
Gunilla Carlsson to meet the new UN Representative on violence against children
On Monday 6 July Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson will meet Marta Santos Pais, the UN Special Representative on Violence against Children.
They will meet at the EU NGO Forum on Human Rights focusing on violence against children. This meeting is the largest event on the theme of human rights that Sweden is hosting during its Presidency.
Sweden sends election observers to Afghanistan
The Government decided today to contribute Swedish observers to the EU Election Observation Mission in Afghanistan. The elections will start on 20 August 2009. The Swedish contribution will initially consist of one long-term observer and two observers linked to the Embassy in Kabul. Sweden is prepared to send additional long- and short-term observers if the EU so requests.
The Swedish Presidency opens with meeting between the Directors-General
For two days, on 2 and 3 July, the most senior foreign policy officials of the EU Member States, the Directors-General for Political Affairs, will meet for informal discussions of EU foreign policy. Björn Lyrvall, who is Sweden's Director-General for Political Affairs and will chair the meeting, has given an interview.
Swedish Embassy returns to Baghdad
On 1 July, the Swedish Embassy for Iraq will return to Baghdad, having previously operated from Amman. On the same day, the Embassy will take over the local Presidency of the European Union in Iraq. However, the Embassy's formal opening ceremony will be held at a later date.
Owing to the current security situation in Iraq, visa and residence permit applications will continue to be processed by Swedish embassies in neighbouring countries.
- Carl Bildt in Berlin 29 June 2009
- Carl Bildt addressed The Council of Italy and the United States 29 June 2009
- The Government sets up a Business and Development Council 26 June 2009
- EU meeting with Zimbabwe's Prime Minister 18 June 2009
- Skeppsholmen to be centre for foreign ministers meeting 17 June 2009
- Minister for Trade Ewa Björling visits Jordan and Syria 22 June 2009
- General Affairs and External Relations Council 15 June 2009
- Gunilla Carlsson to meet Morgan Tsvangirai 12 June 2009
- New development strategy for Iraq 11 June 2009
- 90th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Sweden and Poland 10 June 2009
Press releases
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Iran's Ambassador summoned to Ministry for Foreign Affairs
03 July 2009
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Invitation to a press meeting - Gunilla Carlsson to meet the new UN Representative on violence against children
03 July 2009
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Swedish election observers to Afghanistan
02 July 2009
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Reminder: Press invitation - Violence against children theme of Forum on Human Rights
01 July 2009
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Carl Bildt to Berlin
29 June 2009
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