The Prime Minister met with his colleague, the Hon'ble Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee. A dinner, hosted by Mr. Vajpayee was held at Hyderabad House. The Swedish Prime Minister also met Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha and the leader of the opposition, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi. Furthermore, he hosted a luncheon for Indian business leaders and inaugurated the new Ericsson headquarters in India, at Gurgaon.In his Statement of Government Policy at the recent opening of the Swedish Parliament, Prime Minister Persson specifically mentioned three emerging powers with which Sweden should intensify its relations, namely India, Brazil and South Africa. The visit was a manifestation of that desire.
The very successful visit marks an important step towards a deeper and broader co-operation between India and Sweden.
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