Margot Wallström
The North Korean Foreign Minister Arrived in Sweden
North Korea's foreign minister arrived in Sweden for talks on Thursday, with a two-day visit, according to FOCUS News Agency.
Minister Ri Yong-ho landed at Arlanda Airport in Stockholm before boarding a diplomatic car without giving any statements to the media.
Sweden's Top Diplomat Complained of Sexual Harassment
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström has revealed that she has been subjected to sexual harassment "at the highest political level." Stockholm's first diplomat made the statement by joining the #MeToo social networking campaign, where women share their sexual harassment experience.
Sweden Urges Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un to 'Come to Their Senses'
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström said she hoped the US and North Korea would 'come to their senses' before their increasingly heated rhetoric leads the two nations into a nuclear war, The Local reported.
Sweden aids journalist held in Spain on Turkey warrant
Sweden said on Aug. 8 that it was working to assist a Swedish-Turkish journalist detained in Spain after Ankara issued an international arrest warrant over alleged terrorism.
Hamza Yalçın was detained on Aug. 3 at Barcelona's El Prat airport and is being held while a court decides whether to extradite him or not, Spanish police told AFP.
July 15 conference canceled in Sweden
A conference on the failed July 15 coup that was to be organized by the Union of European Turkish Democrats in Sweden was canceled on Oct. 14, allegedly due to pressure by an alderman.
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu had a phone conversation with Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström over the incident and conveyed his unease on Oct. 14.
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Turkey 'uneasy' over PYD office, Stockholm says 'no diplomatic status' granted
Turkey has conveyed its uneasiness to Sweden over the opening of a Democratic Union Party office in Stockholm, as the latter has stated that the representation office has "no diplomatic status."
Swedish FM calls HDP's Demirta?, voices concern
Sweden?s FM Margot Wallström has called HDP co-chair Demirta? and voiced her concerns over recent attacks against the party, as well as the siege of Cizre in southeastern ??rnak province where a curfew entered its eight day.
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Bulgaria's Kuneva Discussing Schengen, Graft, Investment in Sweden
Bulgaria relies on Sweden's support for its effort to join the EU's Schengen borderless area, Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva said on Wednesday.
Bulgaria's Deputy PM to Discuss Schengen Accession during Visit to Sweden
Meglena Kuneva, Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister in charge of coordinating EU policies and institutional affairs, will pay a working visit to Sweden.
Sweden should not back down from feminist foreign policy against Saudis
I have to admit that I was a little late in catching up with the tension between Sweden and Saudi Arabia. For latecomers like me, let me summarize the situation.
First let me start by recalling that the Swedish government announced a ?feminist? foreign policy when it took office in September.