President Parmelin in Sweden for bilateral exchange

President Guy Parmelin was received by King Carl XVI Gustaf at the start of his visit to Sweden on Monday, 14 June 2021. He then met separately with Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, Minister for Business, Industry and Innovation Ibrahim Baylan and Minister for Higher Education and Research Matilda Ernkrans, and paid a courtesy visit to Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlén. The innovation agencies of Switzerland and Sweden signed a memorandum of understanding to further deepen their cooperation, which has been ongoing since 2013. Both sides acknowledged the existing good bilateral relations in their talks at government level. The President of the Confederation explained that Sweden is an important partner for Switzerland because the two countries represent largely identical values on the international stage. The great potential this presents will be used even more intensively in the future. The two countries' similar views on environmental protection, disarmament and human rights - views they represent, for instance, in their work with the United Nations or the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) - were also discussed.