Georgia's foreign minister visits Sweden
On Friday 29 August, Georgia´s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterine Tkeshaleshvili will meet Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt to discuss the situation in Georgia.
New Ambassador in Abuja
The Government decided today to appoint Per Lindgärde as Sweden's Ambassador in Abuja, Nigeria.
Per Lindgärde is currently Minister at the Swedish Embassy in Abuja. He has previously served at the Swedish Embassies in Nairobi and Addis Abeba, at the Permanent Mission of Sweden in Geneva and in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Africa Department.
Per Lindgärde will take up his post in the autumn of 2008.
Carl Bildt to Paris
Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt will travel to Paris on Thursday 28 August to meet French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner, Czech foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg and others. Their discussions will focus on the European summit due to take place in Brussels on Monday.
Fredrik Reinfeldt on Russia's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
"It is extremely serious that President Medvedev has today decided to recognise Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states." This was said by Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, commenting on the situation.
Sweden to send military observers and logistics support to Georgia
At an extra cabinet meeting today, the Government decided to make equipment available to the OSCE mission in Georgia via the Swedish Rescue Services Agency. In addition, last week the Government instructed the Swedish Armed Forces to recruit military observers for the OSCE mission. The reason behind the two decisions is that the OSCE mission in Georgia is to be substantially expanded.
- Angela Merkel to visit Sweden 21 August 2008
- Pilot project for new type of embassy in Luanda 21 August 2008
- Gunilla Carlsson at World Water Week 20 August 2008
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited Sweden 15 August 2008
- Election observers to Belarus 15 August 2008
- New ambassador to Kiev, Ukraine 14 August 2008
- Sweden demands cease fire and withdrawal of Russian troops 11 August 2008
- Carl Bildt to Georgia 11 August 2008
- The situation in Georgia 10 August 2008
- Russia's justification of its offensive deeply ominous 09 August 2008
Press releases
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Ewa Björling besöker Tromsö
29 August 2008
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Carl Bildt to take part in Bled Strategic Forum
29 August 2008
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Georgia's foreign minister Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili visits Sweden
29 August 2008
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New Ambassador in Abuja
28 August 2008
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Carl Bildt to Paris
27 August 2008
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House of Sweden - the first 18 months
04 July 2008
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The Iraq Conference in retrospect
26 June 2008
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The Swedish EU Presidency
17 June 2008
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International aid in transition
17 June 2008
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