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+/-Jan 2 2009Carl Bildt to the Middle EastBy:
Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt and the foreign ministers Karl Schwarzenberg of the Czech Republic and Bernard Kouchner of France will travel to Cairo and Jerusalem for talks.
+/-Dec 29 2008The Ministry for Foreign Affairs advises against non-essential travel near Gaza in IsraelBy:
In view of the deterioration of the security situation around Gaza, until further notice the Ministry for Foreign Affairs advises against non-essential travel near Gaza in Israel up to a distance of 40 km from Gaza.
+/-Dec 28 2008Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt on the situation in GazaBy:
"I welcome the fact that the UN Security Council has now demanded an immediate halt to all military activities against and from Gaza," says Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt in a statement on Sunday.
+/-Dec 27 2008Carl Bildt: Break the isolation of GazaBy:
"Today's extensive Israeli air attacks on a wide range of targets in the Gaza area means a serious continuation of the escalation of the tension begun when, just before Christmas, Hamas refused to renew the ceasefire that had been in place for the last six months", says Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt, commenting on the latest developments in Gaza.
+/-Dec 10 2008Sixty years of human rightsBy:
Today marks the sixtieth anniversary of the adoption and announcement by the United Nations General Assembly of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 1948. The Government's commemoration of the Universal Declaration will take place in the Chamber of the Riksdag on 10 December. Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt will be present.
+/-Dec 9 200860th anniversary of the Genocide ConventionBy:
It is 60 years today since the UN General Assembly adopted the Genocide Convention. Genocide and other crimes against humanity are serious violations of human rights on a very great scale. Sweden has a strong interest in an international legal system that makes it possible to bring those responsible to account.
+/-Dec 3 2008Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson on UN conference on financing for development in DohaBy:
"It is important that the international community has been able to agree on how we should continue to mobilise resources in the fight against poverty. Combating poverty requires a global partnership and a sharing of responsibility," says Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson, commenting on the outcome of the UN conference on financing for development that concluded recently in Doha.
+/-Nov 28 2008Minister for Trade Ewa Björling visiting the Gulf RegionBy:
On 28 November to 3 December, Minister for Trade Ewa Björling is on a visit to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman together with Invest in Sweden Agency (ISA) Director-General Per-Erik Sandlund and Swedish Trade Council regional manager Mats Paulson.
+/-Nov 21 2008Ewa Björling led trade delegation to BaghdadBy:
For the first time in 20 years, a Swedish trade delegation has visited Iraq's capital, Baghdad. The visit was led by Minister for Trade Ewa Björling, who was invited to Iraq in connection with the major conference on the country's reconstruction that was held in Stockholm in May. "For a small country like Sweden that depends on exports, it is very important to try to enter new, emerging markets as early as possible. I therefore felt it was important to travel to Baghdad now", says Dr Björling.
+/-Nov 13 2008Sweden increases support to AfghanistanBy:
The Government will make three important decisions today which in various ways will strengthen and improve Sweden's support to Afghanistan. The decisions concern both our military contribution to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the design of a new strategy for our development assistance to Afghanistan.
+/-Nov 5 2008International Conference on Systematic Work for Human RightsBy:
Sweden will host an International Conference on Systematic Work for Human Rights in Stockholm on 6-7 November. Among those attending the conference will be Minister for Integration and Gender Equality Nyamko Sabuni, Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson and Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg. Some 200 people from around 70 countries will attend the conference.
+/-Nov 3 2008Arab journalists visiting StockholmBy:
Five Arab journalists on a visit to Stockholm experience the diversity of the Swedish capital. They come from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq/UK, Morocco and Algeria and are in Stockholm to take part in a programme for international journalists organised by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Press Centre. As part of a special initiative by the MFA Press Centre this autumn and next spring, journalists from the Middle East and North Africa will receive an introduction to Sweden. "We have experienced an open, informal and transparent country," says Mina Al-Oraibi, from Iraq/UK.
+/-Oct 29 2008Trade Seminars in Cairo and AlexandriaBy:
As part of its trade promotion, the Embassy last weekend arranged two trade seminars in Cairo and Alexandria respectively, both called Swedish Business Lunch Meeting. In Cairo, the event took place at Four Seasons Hotel on 16 October, and in Alexandria at the famous Bibliotheca Alexandrina, on 19 October. About 60 guests attended each seminar. (Ambassador Malin Kärre and guests. Photo: Swedish Embassy, Cairo)
+/-Oct 24 2008Sweden increases its contribution to the International Development Association (IDA)By:
The Government decided today to allocate SEK 6.1 billion to the International Development Association (IDA) over the period 2008-2017. IDA is the part of the World Bank that focuses on the poorest countries. Sweden-s increase is now around 33 per cent.
+/-Oct 20 2008New head of MFA's Middle East and North Africa Department visits IraqBy:
Robert Rydberg, an MFA diplomat with many years' experience, has spent several days travelling around Iraq in a helmet and bullet-proof vest on his first official trip. The new head of the Middle East and North Africa Department wanted to observe one of the most important countries in his new field of work with his own eyes.
+/-Oct 10 2008European Day against the Death PenaltyBy:
Today is the European Day against the Death Penalty. Europe today is the only region in the world where the death penalty is no longer applied. On the occasion of the day, Carl Bildt, in his capacity as Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, and Bernard Kouchner, on behalf of the French Presidency of the European Council, have also written a joint article that is being published in a number of national and international newspapers.
+/-Oct 4 2008Carl Bildt on the terrorist attack in TurkeyBy:
"The democratic reform process in Turkey is now gradually creating better conditions, also for those regions of the country that are dominated by Kurdish population groups, and it is these positive developments that the PKK wants to curb by means of terror", says Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt.
+/-Sep 30 2008Government to reinforce democracy assistanceBy:
Yesterday the Government presented a written communication on Sweden´s democracy assistance to the Riksdag, and in doing so took another important step towards changing Swedish development assistance.
+/-Jul 3 2008Strong innovation drives Sweden forwardBy:
It is not by accident that Swedish companies Ikea, Ericsson, Electrolux, Volvo and Saab are well known far beyond Sweden's borders. For a country that prides itself on doing things in moderation, Sweden is surprisingly bold when it comes to innovation.
+/-May 7 2008Egyptian Swedish Symposium 3 – 7 May 2008, commemorating Professor Vivi TäckholmBy:
The Embassy of Sweden and the Botany Department of the Faculty of Science of the Cairo University arranged on 3-7 May 2008 an Egyptian Swedish Symposium commemorating the life and achievements of Professor Vivi Täckholm.

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