Press release
23 April 2012
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Carl Bildt to Thailand and Brunei
Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt will be in Bangkok on Tuesday and Wednesday, 24-25 April, for meetings with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul, leader of the opposition Abhisit Vejjajiva and civil society representatives. The focus of the visit is deeper relations between Sweden and Thailand.
Mr Bildt will also give a speech at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand on relations between the EU and ASEAN.
On Thursday and Friday, 2627 April, Mr Bildt will be participating in the EUASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Brunei. ASEAN is an important forum for regional cooperation between 10 countries in South-East Asia (almost 600 million people). ASEAN works for peace and stability in the region and for increased economic growth. A new action plan, EUASEAN 20132017, is to be adopted at the meeting.
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