Carl Bildt's visit to Mexico begins
The visit to Mexico has now begun, where Carl Bild meets Secretary of Foreign Affairs Patricia Espinosa. Global issues such as the economic crisis, development in the region and cooperation with the EU will be key components of the discussions.
Sweden to send police and prison officers to Haiti
The Government today decided to contribute to the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) by providing three police and four prison officers.
Do you have ideas about how to make the world a safer place?
Then why not take part in the virtual ideas forum, "The Security Jam".
The forum will be taking place on 4-9 February 2010 and will come up with ideas on how the world can become a safer place. These ideas will then be presented to EU and NATO leaders at a special event. Several international experts in the area of security will be taking part in the virtual forum. These include Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt, former Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces Håkan Syrén, and former NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
Carl Bildt to Paris for Global Zero Summit
On 2 February Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt will travel to Paris to attend an international conference on nuclear disarmament, the Global Zero Summit. Global Zero is a major worldwide initiative against nuclear weapons and the Minister for Foreign Affairs has been invited to attend the conference as main speaker on the afternoon of 3 February.
International Afghanistan conference in London
On Thursday 28 January, Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt will take part in the international conference on Afghanistan in London. The aims of the conference are to create the conditions for gradually handing over more responsibility to Afghanistan for the stabilisation and reconstruction of the country, to enable disarmament and reintegration of the resistance, who are prepared to lay down their arms, and to strengthen the international community's civilian efforts and secure the UN's role as coordinator of these efforts. Better governance and economic development will be key issues at the conference.
- Talks on a strengthened dialogue between Europe, Turkey and the USA 27 January 2010
- Holocaust conference: Ten years of the Stockholm Declaration 26 January 2010
- "Communication and coordination are fundamental" 21 January 2010
- Sweden to open ten embassies and close six 21 January 2010
- Sweden contributes additional humanitarian support to Haiti 18 January 2010
- Stockholm China Forum 15 January 2010
- Powerful earthquake in Haiti 18 January 2010
- Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt to take part in seminar on relations between East and West 13 January 2010
- Carl Bildt handed over Presidency of the EU to Spain 11 January 2010
- Carl Bildt and Anders Fogh Rasmussen: Don't discount Europe's commitment to Afghanistan 08 January 2010
Press releases
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Carl Bildt to Munich for security conference
05 February 2010
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Three new Ambassadors in Stockholm
04 February 2010
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Sweden to send police and prison officers to Haiti
04 February 2010
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Gunilla Carlsson to speak at benefit concert for victims in Haiti
03 February 2010
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Carl Bildt a main speaker at conference on nuclear disarmament
02 February 2010
Areas of responsibility
Sweden's Chairmanship of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council
At the meeting of foreign ministers in Murmansk on 15 October 2009, Sweden will take over the Chairmanship of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) from Russia for the next two years.
Latest Statements from the Presidency
News articles
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"Communication and coordination are fundamental"
21 January 2010
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Stockholm China Forum
18 January 2010
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Foreign Policy Statement 2009
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