On 17 januari 1945 Raoul Wallenberg was arrested by the Soviet Army. On exactly the same date, 67 years later, Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt and the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, János Martonyi, will open a Raoul Wallenberg exhibition at the National Museum in Budapest. The exhibition is called "To me there's no other choice - 1912 - 2012". Mr Bildt will also give a lecture at the Central European University.

• Speech by Carl Bildt at the Central European University
• Press release: Carl Bildt travels to Budapest to open exhibition and hold speech on Raoul Wallenberg
• Opinion piece in the New York Times by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt: Wallenberg's Life-Giving Legacy
• Press release: Start of the Raoul Wallenberg Year
• More information about Raoul Wallenberg 2012

On Monday 16 January, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioja travels to Stockholm for a bilateral meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt about political issues of common interest. A press conference attended by both foreign ministers will take place at the Finnish Embassy at 14.45-15.00.

• Press release: Bilateral meeting and talks between foreign ministers Bildt and Tuomioja on 'the Finnish question in Swedish politics'

On 20 December the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Swedish Institute and the Living History Forum presented the Raoul Wallenberg Year 2012 and the exhibition that will tour at least six countries next year.

• Raoul Wallenberg 2012

Today, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) is releasing its smartphone app 'UD Resklar' for Android mobiles. The app is aimed at Swedes who are planning to travel. The app has been available for the iPhone since the summer and version 1.1 was released in November. Improvements have now been integrated in the app for Android. With the travel app, the MFA provides up-to-date travel information on different countries around the world, direct to mobiles.

• Press release: Ministry for Foreign Affairs travel information - now also as Android app

On 14 December, Minister for Trade Ewa Björling will meet her counterparts in the EU within the framework of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC). On 15-16 December, Dr Björling will also take part in the WTO Eighth Ministerial Conference, where a decision on Russia's accession to the WTO will be taken.

• Press release: Ewa Björling to take part in FAC and WTO ministerial meetings

Swedish expertise and technical solutions can be used to advantage in the reconstruction of Haiti. This is the purpose of the Swedish Trade Council's seminar today on how enterprises can take part in the ongoing reconstruction of Haiti, not least through international tenders.

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On Friday 9 December, Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson will receive Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Ms Amos and Ms Carlsson will participate in a seminar at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs under the heading 'The Horn of Africa: Humanitarian Situation and International Coordination'.

• Press release: UN humanitarian head to visit Sweden

Security, democracy, human rights and the frozen conflicts in the region are in focus when ministers from the OSCE countries meet in Vilnius today and tomorrow for the 18th Ministerial Council. Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt is representing Sweden, and in his speech commented on the political situation in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. He also highlighted democracy and human rights, which are priority issues for Sweden.

• Read the complete presentation of Sweden's position by Mr Bildt here