SWEDEN PREPARES FOR G-8 IN JULY AND POSSIBLY G-20

UNCLAS STOCKHOLM 000054 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL ECON SW SUBJECT: SWEDEN PREPARES FOR G-8 IN JULY AND POSSIBLY G-20 IN APRIL ¶1. (SBU) PM Reinfeldt's foreign policy advisor, State Secretary Gustav Lind, told Charge January 20 that he would be Sweden's sherpa for the July G-8 Summit in Italy. Lind explained that Reinfeldt would represent the EU Presidency, as one of the three EU leaders at the Summit (EC President Barroso and EU Council Representative Solana are the other two). 2.(SBU) The EU would likely have two seats at the G-20 summit in London in April, with the Czech Presidency having the main seat. The Czechs may invite Sweden to have the other seat, per Lind. SILVERMAN