Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt to meet President Karolos Papoulias of Greece
On Tuesday 20 May the President of Greece, Dr Karolos Papoulias, will visit Sweden and meet Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt at Rosenbad.
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt
On 1-3 April, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Stockholm. On Wednesday 2 April, he will meet Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt for talks.
Nobel Peace Prize Laureates meet the Government
Wednesday, 12 December, the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Mr Al Gore and the chairman of the IPCC Mr Rajendra K. Pachauri, are invited to Stockholm to meet Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and his Government. The Laureates will also give a speech to the Riksdag.
Fredrik Reinfeldt to meet France's President Nicholas Sarkozy
On Wednesday 3 October, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt will meet President of France Nicholas Sarkozy in Paris for lunch talks. The meeting marks the start of cooperation ahead of the Swedish and French Presidencies of the EU.
Speech by Fredrik Reinfeldt at UN high-level event
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt attended the UN high-level event "The Future in our Hands: Addressing the Leadership Challenge of Climate Change" on 24 September.
South Korea's Prime Minister to visit Sweden
South Korean Prime Minister Mr Han Duck Soo will be paying an official visit to Stockholm on 20-22 September for talks with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. Among the items on the agenda will be bilateral and international issues, including energy and climate change issues and developments on the Korean peninsula.
Cecilia Malmström and Carl Bildt to attend Troika talks in Prague
On Wednesday and Thursday, 19-20 September, Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt and Minister for EU Affairs Cecilia Malmström will meet the Czech Republic's Deputy Premier for European Affairs Alexandr Vondra and Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel Schwarzenberg, as well as France's Minister of State responsible for EU Affairs Jean-Pierre Jouyet, in Prague.
Sten Tolgfors new Minister for Defence
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt today appointed Sten Tolgfors Minister for Defence. The Prime Minister commented on the appointment as follows:
"During his time as Minister for Foreign Trade, Sten Tolgfors has shown good leadership qualities and an ability to successfully position Sweden in international contexts. Mr Tolgfors has been a Member of the Riksdag, a Political Adviser at the Ministry of Defence and has worked for the Swedish Red Cross. Through this, the prospects for success are good regarding the continued renewal of the Swedish Armed Forces and stronger international operations aimed at promoting international peace and security, and thus to our own security."
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's comments on the parliamentary election in Turkey
"Yesterday's parliamentary election in Turkey is one of the most important in Europe in recent years. Developments in Turkey are of major importance to the EU and to the world at large.
"According to the statements that have been made, the new government's policies will be characterised by increased democracy and continued political and economic reforms. This is a welcome and important condition for meeting the challenges that Turkey faces.
"Sweden fully supports Turkey's continued path towards full membership of the EU. It is vital that the incoming government infuses new energy into the internal reform process that constitutes the basis of the membership negotiations."
