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Article: SIF13 kicks off on 22 May
Article: Stockholm Internet Forum - on the importance of an open and secure internet
Programme for SIF13

Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2013 ]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 15:15:30 +0200 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/217408 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/217403/fromdepartment/7210/pressitem/217403?utm_source=Regeringskansliet&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=News%20from%20the%20Ministry%20for%20Foreign%20Affairs#anc217403

Ashton and Bildt attended the Eurovision final in Malmö

Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2013 ]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 15:05:58 +0200 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/217403 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/216732/fromdepartment/7210/pressitem/216732?utm_source=Regeringskansliet&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=News%20from%20the%20Ministry%20for%20Foreign%20Affairs#anc216732
Press release: Arctic Council presents vision for future cooperation in the Arctic
Information about the ministerial meeting on the Arctic Council website
Carls Bildt's opening address at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna 15 May 2013
Article: Carl Bildt hosts Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna
Article: Ministerial meeting in Kiruna concludes two intensive years as Chair of the Arctic Council
Debate article by Carl Bildt: Northern Beacon
Press release: Welcome to the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting

Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2013 ]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 16:36:19 +0200 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/216732 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/216785/fromdepartment/7210/pressitem/216785?utm_source=Regeringskansliet&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=News%20from%20the%20Ministry%20for%20Foreign%20Affairs#anc216785
Webcast: Press briefing with Fredrik Reinfeldt and John F. Kerry
Slide Show: Carl Bildt receives US Secretary of State at MFA
Press release: Fredrik Reinfeldt and Carl Bildt receive US Secretary of State John F.Kerry

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Article: Two ministers visit Nigeria - Sweden´s second largest trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa
Article: 24-hour ministerial visit to `the Brussels of Africa´
Article: Ministers' joint trip to expand Sweden-Africa relations
Debate article: Positive developement in Africa is also good for Sweden
Article: Focus on telecommunications in Angola
Youtube: Speech at WEF by Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson
Press release: Five ministers to take part in the World Economic Forum on Africa

Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 06 May 2013 ]]> Mon, 06 May 2013 10:43:07 +0200 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/216235 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/216277/fromdepartment/7210/pressitem/216277?utm_source=Regeringskansliet&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=News%20from%20the%20Ministry%20for%20Foreign%20Affairs#anc216277
News Article; About Finland and Sweden

Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 06 May 2013 ]]> Mon, 06 May 2013 15:14:52 +0200 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/216277 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/216133/fromdepartment/7210/pressitem/216133?utm_source=Regeringskansliet&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=News%20from%20the%20Ministry%20for%20Foreign%20Affairs#anc216133
Press release: Bildt hosts Nordic foreign ministers meeting
Sweden Chair of the Arctic Council

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Article: Ewa Björling presented Global Swede student award
Press release: Ewa Björling hosts Global Swede diploma ceremony

Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 30 April 2013 ]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:25:44 +0200 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/215924 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/215862/fromdepartment/7210/pressitem/215862?utm_source=Regeringskansliet&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=News%20from%20the%20Ministry%20for%20Foreign%20Affairs#anc215862
Mr Bildt also presented an award at the meeting, when the Community of Democracies awarded the Geremek Award to Burmese champion of democracy Aung San Suu Kyi. The award is named after Poland's former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bronislaw Geremek, and honours democracy activists working under difficult conditions.


Article: Ambassador Stefan Eriksson awarded Palmer Prize
Article: Bildt met Mongolia's president
Article: What is the Community of Democracies?
Press release: Bildt participating in Community of Democracies ministerial meeting in Mongolia

Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 30 April 2013 ]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:00:15 +0200 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/215862 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/215460/fromdepartment/7210/pressitem/215460?utm_source=Regeringskansliet&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=News%20from%20the%20Ministry%20for%20Foreign%20Affairs#anc215460
Article: Carl Bildt took part in ISAF meeting

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Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) web site

Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 22 April 2013 ]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:19:26 +0200 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/215251 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/214838/fromdepartment/7210/pressitem/214838?utm_source=Regeringskansliet&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=News%20from%20the%20Ministry%20for%20Foreign%20Affairs#anc214838
Article: Bildt addressed seminar on EU enlargement in the Balkans
Article: State Visit to Croatia begins
Article: State Visit to Croatia marked by EU accession
Article: Croatia undergoing rapid transformation ahead of EU accession
Bildt taking part in State Visit to Croatia

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Video: Carl Bildt at The 2013 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference
The speech: Assessing the Efficacy of Sanctions for Non-proliferation
Article: Bildt speaks at nuclear weapons conference in Washington DC

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In its response, the EU states that North Korea's obligations under the Vienna Convention are to protect diplomatic missions and EU citizens. The EU does not share the threat assessment presented by North Korea, and does not consider that the current situation calls for an evacuation.

In its response, the EU also reminds North Korea of the country's international obligations under UN Security Council resolutions, i.e. not to produce or test nuclear weapons and missile technology. The EU calls on North Korea to engage constructively with the international community, disarm and improve the living conditions of the North Korean people.

The Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang represents the EU in North Korea.

Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 10 April 2013 ]]> Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:27:55 +0200 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/214332 KP Korea, Demokratiska Folkrepubliken http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/214182/fromdepartment/7210/pressitem/214182?utm_source=Regeringskansliet&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=News%20from%20the%20Ministry%20for%20Foreign%20Affairs#anc214182
Ewa Björling to meet Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov

Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 09 April 2013 ]]> Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:52:41 +0200 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/214182 RU Ryssland http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/213824/fromdepartment/7210/pressitem/213824?utm_source=Regeringskansliet&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=News%20from%20the%20Ministry%20for%20Foreign%20Affairs#anc213824
"The adopted treaty is a major success for Sweden and the international community. For the first time we have a legally binding international agreement that sets standards for the international arms trade. These standards improve our prospects of reducing human suffering, which is one of the consequences of the illicit arms trade and trade that contravenes human rights and international humanitarian law," says Minister for Trade Ewa Björling.

Press release: International Arms Trade Treaty secured

Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 03 April 2013 ]]> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:58:40 +0200 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/213824 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/213554/fromdepartment/7210/pressitem/213554?utm_source=Regeringskansliet&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=News%20from%20the%20Ministry%20for%20Foreign%20Affairs#anc213554
Press release: Minister for Trade Ewa Björling to visit Brazil

Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 27 March 2013 ]]> Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:54:04 +0100 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/213554 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/213537/fromdepartment/7210/pressitem/213537?utm_source=Regeringskansliet&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=News%20from%20the%20Ministry%20for%20Foreign%20Affairs#anc213537
Press release: Free trade negotiations between the EU and Japan initiated
European Commission: Joint statement by the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, and the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe

Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 27 March 2013 ]]> Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:47:50 +0100 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/213537 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/212188/fromdepartment/7210/pressitem/212188?utm_source=Regeringskansliet&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=News%20from%20the%20Ministry%20for%20Foreign%20Affairs#anc212188
Read more about Carl Bildt's trip to Iceland

]]> Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:19:40 +0100 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/212188 http://www.government.se/sb/d/7210/a/212153/fromdepartment/7210/pressitem/212153?utm_source=Regeringskansliet&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=News%20from%20the%20Ministry%20for%20Foreign%20Affairs#anc212153 "Due to a lack of coordinated international action, those who have broken the rules on illegal trade have avoided both detection and subsequent punishment. Agreement by the world's governments on new measures to combat the illegal trade in endangered animals is thus very welcome," says Minister for Trade Ewa Björling.

Press release: World's governments agree on measures to combat illegal trade in animals

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