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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06STOCKHOLM1421 |
SWEDEN'S 9/17 ELECTION: ALTERNATIVE OUTCOMES [...] (c) Sweden's 9/17 parliamentary election remains a neck-and-neck race (ref A), too close to call. All seven parties currently in parliament appear likely to reach the 4 percent threshold; no newcomers are likely to qualify. This means that the most likely outcomes are either a return of Pri [...] |
2006-09-07 14:05:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM1424 |
SWEDEN: ATTENDANCE AT NAM SUMMIT IN HAVANA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-08 09:30:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PTER UNGA CU SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM1452 |
LEBANON DONORS CONFERENCE IN STOCKHOLM AUGUST 31 [...] (SBU) Donors pledged 942 million USD in early recovery and humanitarian aid at the August 31 Stockholm Conference for Lebanon,s Early Recovery, nearly double the 500 million target set by the Government of Sweden, which hosted the event. Representatives from 50 countries as well as UN agenci [...] |
2006-09-12 13:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL LE SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM1489 |
SWEDEN'S SEPTEMBER 17 ELECTIONS [...] (c) Swedes go to the polls September 17 to elect a new parliament that will decide their government for the next four years. The race has been the tightest Sweden has seen in decades, with opinion polls see-sawing, but mostly giving a slight lead to the opposition "Alliance for Sweden" over [...] |
2006-09-15 14:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM1501 |
SWEDEN'S ELECTIONS: CENTER/RIGHT ALLIANCE FOR [...] (c) Sweden voted Social Democrat Prime Minister Goran Persson out of office September 17, giving the mandate to Moderate Fredrik Reinfeldt and the center/right Alliance for Sweden. Reinfeldt is the big winner, with his Moderate party earning a larger vote total than his three Alliance allies [...] |
2006-09-18 13:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM154 |
SWEDEN: POST-TSUNAMI POLITICS [...] (c) More than a year after the killer tsunami struck Southeast Asia, the political ripple effects in Sweden continue. A parliamentary committee is currently conducting hearings to which key members of the government, including Prime Minister Persson and Foreign Minister Freivalds, have been [...] |
2006-02-02 15:33:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM1632 |
SWEDEN'S NEW GOVERNMENT IS NAMED, MAKES POLICY [...] (c) Fredrick Reinfeldt, who was formally elected Prime Minister by the Swedish parliament on October 5, named his cabinet and gave the new government's statement of policy on October 6. Ministers from Reinfeldt's Moderate Party will lead about half the ministries, including many of the key o [...] |
2006-10-06 14:41:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM1646 |
SWEDEN'S NEW PRIME MINISTER, FREDRIK REINFELDT [...] (u) Fredrik Reinfeldt became Sweden,s Prime Minister October 6, following the victory of a four-party center-right coalition in September parliamentary elections. Reinfeldt,s Moderate party led the coalition; the Moderate party alone won over 26 percent of the total vote. Reinfeldt became th [...] |
2006-10-11 11:45:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM180 |
SWEDEN: CONFERENCE ON DEMOCRATIC CHANGE IN CUBA [...] (sbu) Polcouns attended the February 6-7 Conference "Democratic Change in Cuba: Who are the Actors," which gathered about 100 representatives of NGOs, embassies, and political parties (we have requested an electronic version of the list of participants, and will forward) from around Europe. [...] |
2006-02-08 09:50:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM189 |
SWEDEN: DEMARCHE ON DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN THE [...] (c) Polcouns delivered 2/8 reftel demarche in support of Guatemala's candidacy for the Latin American non-permanent seat on the UNSC to MFA Americas Director Hakan Malmquist. On 2/10, the Charge delivered the demarche by telcon to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog. Without saying how the GoS [...] |
2006-02-10 12:29:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN UNSC GT VE SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM1907 |
SWEDEN: IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-01 15:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IR SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM192 |
SWEDISH GOV'T PRESSURES COMPANY TO SHUT DOWN [...] (U) Summary. On February 9 a Swedish internet company shut down a small, right-wing political party website that featured the Jyllands-Posten Mohammed cartoons and planned to publish additional ones. The Swedish government, which beforehand had cautioned the company on the danger the image [...] |
2006-02-13 10:02:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PTER SCUL ECPS EINT PINS PROP KPAO KMDR |
| 06STOCKHOLM1921 |
SWEDES ON 11/12 DECEMBER GAERC [...] (c) Polcouns discussed 12/7 with MFA deputy European Correspondent Niclas Kvarnstrom the 12/11-12 GAERC topics (reftels). Responses are keyed to the agenda items. Turkey/EU Accession ------------------- 2. (c) Sweden considers itself to be one of the most enlargement-friendly countries; [...] |
2006-12-08 11:04:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNAUS EUN VY SR BK IS LE IR |
| 06STOCKHOLM1922 |
SWEDEN'S GOALS FOR POST-KYOTO CLIMATE COOPERATION [...] Summary: Ambassador Wood met with Sweden's new Minister of Environment, Mr. Andreas Carlgren, for the first time December 6. Topics of discussion included Sweden's desire to play a leadership role in setting the stage for a post-Kyoto international agreement to combat global warming, Ambassad [...] |
2006-12-08 16:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG KSCA SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM1924 |
IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO SWEDEN CALLS ON AMBASSADOR WOOD [...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi Ambassador to Sweden, Ahmad Bamarni, visited Ambassador Wood and DCM on December 11 and provided a frank reaction to the Baker/Hamilton report, personal views on the interests of Iran and Syria in Iraq, comments on the sectarian violence, the role of U.S. forces, and the [...] |
2006-12-11 14:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM196 |
SWEDISH GOV'T PRESSURES COMPANY TO SHUT DOWN [...] (U) Summary. On February 9 a Swedish internet company shut down a small, right-wing political party website that featured the Jyllands-Posten Mohammed cartoons and planned to publish additional ones. The Swedish government, which beforehand had cautioned the company on the danger the images [...] |
2006-02-13 13:33:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PTER SCUL ECPS EINT PINS PROP KPAO KMDR |
| 06STOCKHOLM198 |
SWEDISH GOV'T PRESSURES COMPANY TO SHUT DOWN [...] (U) Summary. On February 9 a Swedish internet company shut down a small, right-wing political party website that featured the Jyllands-Posten Mohammed cartoons and planned to publish additional ones. The Swedish government, which beforehand had cautioned the company on the danger the images [...] |
2006-02-13 13:34:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PTER SCUL ECPS EINT PINS PROP KPAO KMDR |
| 06STOCKHOLM214 |
SWEDEN'S 2005 REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) We reported via reftel (A) Sweden's preliminary response to our demarche on defeating Venezuela in the 2006 election for a seat on the UNSC. Sweden has not reached a decision on which candidate country to support, and has left the door open to a Venezuelan seat, depending in part on Chav [...] |
2006-02-16 08:26:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL EUN KDEM VE SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM224 |
SWEDEN: FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES IN AN ELECTION [...] (u) Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds outlined 2/15 GoS priorities during the annual plenary foreign policy session of parliament, sparking pointed exchanges with the opposition as each side sought to lay down pre-election markers. Sweden's relationship to NATO and the U.S. were prominently fe [...] |
2006-02-17 16:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM234 |
SWEDEN ON RELATIONS WITH HAMAS [...] (c) MFA Director for the Near East and North Africa Peter Tejler told us 2/22 that while Sweden hewed to the common line of the Quartet and the EU on the message to and contacts with Hamas, there was need for a strategy that went beyond "high-pitched" public diplomacy. Sweden's Palestinian a [...] |
2006-02-22 14:59:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SW IS |
| 06STOCKHOLM235 |
SWEDEN'S IMMIGRANTS' DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH [...] (SBU) Summary. Two recent GoS reports show immigrants in Sweden to be overrepresented in crime and sick leave statistics, which are interpreted as being indicators of integration shortcomings. The level of attention applied to the issue of integration stands to increase as we approach the S [...] |
2006-02-22 15:45:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PINS PGOV KCRM ASEC SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM393 |
SWEDEN: FOREIGN MINISTER FREIVALDS RESIGNS [...] (u) Prime Minister Goran Persson announced at a press conference March 21 the resignation of Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds. Persson named Deputy Prime Minister Bosse Ringholm as her "temporary" replacement. FM Freivalds had been scheduled to meet with Secretary Rice April 21. State Secr [...] |
2006-03-21 16:06:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM420 |
SWEDEN: BELARUS VISA BANS [...] (c) Polcouns made reftel demarche on expanding travel restriction against Belarus officials to MFA Eastern Europe Director Malena Mard. Mard said that prior to the elections in Belarus, Sweden had been reluctant to play the visa card. The election and its aftermath had changed the equation, a [...] |
2006-03-24 16:05:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS EUN BO SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM426 |
SWEDEN: JAN ELIASSON NAMED FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (u) Prime Minister Goran Persson named 3/27 former Ambassador to the U.S. and current President of the UNGA Jan Eliasson to be the new Foreign Minister. Eliasson replaces Bosse Ringholm, who was named March 21 as the "temporary" Foreign Minister, following the resignation of Laila Freivalds [...] |
2006-03-27 11:10:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM427 |
SWEDEN: JAN ELIASSON NAMED FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-27 11:10:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM527 |
SWEDEN: THE NEW POST "CIA PLANES" REALITY -- [...] (c) What could have been a routine diplomatic flight clearance for a 4/4 Department of Homeland Security deportation "ICE" flight to land briefly and refuel in Sweden enroute to final destinations in the Middle East developed into an urgent situation when late in the game Swedish authorities [...] |
2006-04-18 13:32:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR MARR PGOV PINR SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM54 |
SWEDEN & DISAPPEARING CHINESE CHILDREN [...] (U) Summary. Since November 2004, 120 Chinese children have disappeared from Swedish immigration centers. In all cases the children arrived in Stockholm via air from Beijing or Moscow, immediately asked for political asylum, and within days disappeared while their cases were pending. Swedi [...] |
2006-01-13 15:33:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM SMIG KFRD CVIS SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM55 |
SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE [...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...] |
2006-01-13 16:46:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC |
| 06STOCKHOLM59 |
SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE [...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...] |
2006-01-17 08:25:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC |
| 06STOCKHOLM60 |
SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE [...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...] |
2006-01-17 08:25:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC |
| 06STOCKHOLM913 |
UPCOMING PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS A DEAD HEAT; LEFT [...] (sbu) Recent opinion polls show the Social Democrats (SDP) and their Green and Left support parties have closed the gap with the opposition alliance; the parliamentary elections now look to be a dead heat. The Green and Left parties have claimed the right to a more influential role within a [...] |
2006-06-21 12:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM934 |
SWEDEN: SUPPORT FOR NICARAGUAN PRESIDENTIAL [...] (u) See Action Request Para 2. 2. (c) Polcouns made 6/21 reftel demarche seeking support for Nicaraguan presidential elections to MFA Desk Officer for Nicaragua Carolina Benedictsson. Sweden supports an EU election observation mission, Benedictsson said, adding that a Swedish representat [...] |
2006-06-22 14:28:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KDEM NU PGOV PREL SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM935 |
SWEDEN: DEMARCHE REGARDING VENEZUELAN ANTI-NGO LAW [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-22 15:29:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM VE EAID SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM941 |
SWEDEN: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM AND LIFTING THE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-27 14:14:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT AORC EU EUN UNGA SW |
| 06STOCKHOLM952 |
SWEDEN: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MODERATE PARTY [...] (c) Ambassador, accompanied by Polcouns, met June 26 with Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt, the virtual shadow Prime Minister of the center-right (in the left-skewed Swedish spectrum) opposition. Reinfeldt, who took the lead in forming the opposition's Alliance for Sweden, said the Se [...] |
2006-06-28 15:50:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ELAB SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM1008 |
THE CASE OF RELIGIOUS PRISONER SON JONG-NAM: [...] (c) Polcouns met August 15 with MFA Special Adviser for the Korean Peninsula Ambassador Paul Beijer regarding Son Jong-Nam. Beijer said that Sweden was aware of the case and had, more than a year ago, intervened bilaterally and through the EU on behalf of Son Jong-Nam. Sweden and various oth [...] |
2007-08-21 14:02:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KN KS EXIM PGOV SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM1019 |
SWEDISH VIEW ON SECURING PERMANENT OBSERVER STATUS [...] (C) Polcouns discussed 8/17 reftel proposal to secure Permanent Observer status in the International Contact Group on Somalia (ICG) with MFA Special Adviser for the Horn of Africa Ambassador Marika Fahlen. Fahlen, who is Sweden's representative to the ICG, had no objection to the participati [...] |
2007-08-22 11:53:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW SO |
| 07STOCKHOLM1038 |
UPDATE ON SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER BILDT'S [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-24 13:16:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL OVIP ASEC PGOV IZ SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM1049 |
BILDT AND IRAQ [...] (s) Foreign Minister Bildt plans to visit Iraq September 1-2. Bildt is scheduled to meet with PM Maliki, President Talabani, Vice-President Hashemi, FM Zebari, and UN Rep Qazi, as well as Ambassador Crocker. As a preface to Bildt's August 28 DVC with Embassy Baghdad, we provide background an [...] |
2007-08-27 14:52:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL OVIP ASEC PGOV IZ SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM1055 |
BILDT ON GEORGIA MISSILE INCIDENT FOLLOW-UP, [...] (c) On August 28, the Ambassador raised the Georgia missile incident and Kosovo with Foreign Minister Bildt in a meeting devoted to other issues. On Georgia, Bildt speculated on the context of the incident and said we need to keep diplomatic pressure on, but that Zuzul was not the right choi [...] |
2007-08-29 06:16:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS GG SR SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM1091 |
DELIVERY OF NON-PAPER ON SEPTEMBER 7-8 INFORMAL EU [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-05 14:56:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PGOV PREL YI RS CH IN SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM1167 |
SWEDEN ON EU BORDER MISSION FOR LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-18 14:48:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW SY IS LE EUN |
| 07STOCKHOLM1169 |
PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE: SWEDEN'S [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-19 09:31:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM EAID PREL PGOV SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM1176 |
SWEDEN SEEKS U.S. COOPERATION IN EVALUATING [...] (s) Sweden has requested U.S. assistance in evaluating requirements for the deployment of the Sweden-led EU Nordic Battlegroup, scheduled to be operational January 1, 2008. At the MFA's request, we met September 18 with MFA Americas Director Hakan Malmqvist and a Swedish interagency group in [...] |
2007-09-19 14:47:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL PGOV NATO MARR MASS MOPS SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM1209 |
AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 19 MEETING WITH JUSTICE [...] (C) The Ambassador, accompanied by RSO and Poloff, met September 19 with Minister of Justice Beatrice Ask. Ask said Sweden has increased its budget for counterterrorism activities, noted there are good prospects for passing pending legislation on wiretapping and bugging, underscored Sweden's l [...] |
2007-09-26 15:20:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PREL ASEC SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM1239 |
SWEDEN'S POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAQ, IRAN, [...] (c) During an October 4 tour d'horizon, MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall reviewed Sweden's meetings on the margins of the UNGA and its activities and views on key issues: -- Afghanistan. Sweden is considering a proposal from the Finns for the Finns to take over command of the Mazar e [...] |
2007-10-05 15:38:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW AF CY BM IR IZ YI SU CD |
| 07STOCKHOLM1266 |
DEMARCHE ON IRAN FOR OCTOBER 15-16 GAERC [...] (c) On October 12, DCM made reftel demarche urging EU autonomous measures on Iran to MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall, who said he would immediately pass our message to Foreign Minister Bildt. Lyrvall said there had been tough discussions at the level of the COREPER (Committee of Permane [...] |
2007-10-12 16:10:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PGOV PREL IR XF SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM1277 |
SWEDEN'S DEFENSE MINISTER ON AFGHANISTAN, BUDGET [...] (c) During a one-on-one October 15 meeting, Minister of Defense Tolgfors told Ambassador: -- Finland proposed the possibility of a rotation of the leadership of the PRT in Mazar-e-Sharif Afghanistan. Sweden did not see this as a way of removing itself from its obligation there. -- Swede [...] |
2007-10-16 14:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL OTRA PGOV SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM1311 |
SWEDEN: SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-26 09:04:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | KJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV IR SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM1316 |
AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 22 MEETING WITH FM BILDT RE [...] (c) Ambassador met October 22 with Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, reviewing the roles of Sweden and the EU in Iraq, Bildt's November 12-14 trip to the U.S.: Iraq: -- Bildt welcomed a Nov. 1 post-Bahrain MNF-I conference back-brief by NEA DAS Butler and DOD DAS Cagan. -- Sweden supports e [...] |
2007-10-26 14:36:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV IZ BS SR SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM1319 |
SWEDEN: DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (c) DCM made reftel demarche on designations of Iranian entities, individuals, and banks October 26 to Deputy Foreign Minister Frank Belfrage, urging Sweden to support parallel steps in an EU setting, as part of the package of autonomous measures. Belfrage said Sweden would like to see anothe [...] |
2007-10-26 15:39:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM EFIN IR SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM1352 |
SWEDEN: UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE'S MEETING WITH FM [...] (c) On October 30, Ambassador Schulte's and Ambassador Wood's 90-minute exchange with Bildt focused on the international response to Iran,s nuclear ambitions. Ambassador Schulte lunched with journalists and gave a speech hosted by two Swedish think tanks. Ambassador Schulte's disarming and fr [...] |
2007-11-05 16:37:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM IAEA AORC KNNP PREL PGOV IR IZ SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM1388 |
SWEDEN ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-16 16:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SW VE WHA EU |
| 07STOCKHOLM1389 |
SWEDEN ON NOVEMBER 19-20 FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-16 17:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN PK SW CH BM IS LE KV SY ZI |
| 07STOCKHOLM1400 |
REINFELDT, BILDT, AND BORG: MAKING THE COALITION [...] (C) As Foreign Minister Bildt heads to Washington for the Annapolis Conference -- his third visit to Washington in two months -- we want to provide the domestic context to his new activist Swedish foreign policy. It has been a difficult first year for Prime Minister Fredrick Reinfeldt and the [...] |
2007-11-23 11:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM1439 |
SWEDEN ON DECEMBER 10-11 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) On December 7, Poloff met with MFA Deputy European Corespondent Niclas Kvarnstrom regarding December 10 EU Foreign Ministers GAERC meeting (reftel A). Kvarnstrom noted the following: --EU Enlargement and the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP). Sweden is one of the greatest supporters of [...] |
2007-12-07 16:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW EU |
| 07STOCKHOLM1445 |
SWEDISH RESPONSE TO USG QUESTIONS ON BANK SEPAH [...] Summary: Deputy Economic Counselor met with Ambassador/Director General Andreas Ekman and Ladan Moghaddas at the Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products (ISP) November 29, 2007. Ekman commented that after the Government of Sweden (GOS) notified the UNSCR 1737 Sanctions Committee on Novembe [...] |
2007-12-10 15:37:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR PREL PARM SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM1452 |
SWEDEN MAKING PREPARATIONS TO OPEN AN EMBASSY IN [...] (C) Foreign Minister Bildt told the Ambassador December 11 that Sweden is making preparations to open an Embassy in Iraq, and is considering a bilateral aid mission as well. In a separate meeting with the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff H.G. Wessberg, the Ambassador was told the Finance Minis [...] |
2007-12-12 16:31:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM1453 |
BILDT ON KOSOVO [...] (C) The Ambassador and Foreign Minister Carl Bildt discussed the way forward on Kosovo on December 11. Bildt said 26 of the EU states (except Cyprus) would likely recognize Kosovo independence in some form as early as February, but there were a number of important issues that remained to be [...] |
2007-12-12 16:38:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PHUM PREF YI SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM1454 |
BILDT ON POST-ANNAPOLIS PROCESS [...] (C) In a December 11 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Bildt said: -- Annapolis went better than Europeans expected. America had an opportunity but faced suspicion in taking on the role of honest broker. -- The regional context to the Palestinian/Israeli conflict affected th [...] |
2007-12-12 16:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS IR KPAL |
| 07STOCKHOLM1460 |
PSI 5TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE: SAVE THE DATE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-14 16:25:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP KSTC PARM PREL SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM1490 |
SWEDEN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ACCOUNTABILITY OF JUBA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-27 11:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PHUM PREL UG SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM183 |
SWEDEN - INFO ON IRAN CIVIL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY [...] (C) On February 15, Poloffs met with Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt, Deputy Director at the MFA Middle East and North Africa Department, to discuss Sweden's efforts to promote civil society and democracy in Iran. Per reftel, Poloffs shared information on U.S. democratization efforts in Iran. Ulf Lind [...] |
2007-02-20 10:01:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN KPAO KDEM IR SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM184 |
SWEDEN: NON-PAPER ON ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-20 14:31:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM214 |
SWEDEN: DEMARCHE ON MISSILE DEFENSE IN POLAND AND [...] (c) Polcouns met 2/28 with MFA Deputy Director General for European and Global Security Ambassador Nils Daag regarding negotiations for Poland and the Czech Republic to host U.S. missile defense assets. Daag, whose portfolio has just been expanded to include responsibility for the United Nat [...] |
2007-02-28 13:43:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EZ PL SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM221 |
SWEDEN: EGYPTIAN DEPORTED IN CIA PLANE CASE MAY [...] (u) The Swedish Government reached and published a decision March 1 overturning their decision of December 18, 2001, expelling from Sweden Mohamed Alzery, one of the Egyptians involved in the much-publicized "CIA Planes" case in Sweden. According to the terms of the decision, Alzery can now [...] |
2007-03-01 11:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM223 |
SWEDEN: BILDT CALLS FOR GREATER EU INVOLVEMENT IN [...] (u) Making reference to participation by key countries in the upcoming conference on the future of Iraq, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said the EU and Sweden should, once the security situation improves, make greater contributions toward stabilizing Iraq and supporting the development o [...] |
2007-03-01 16:16:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW IZ |
| 07STOCKHOLM315 |
SWEDEN: REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO [...] (c) DCM accompanied by Polcouns met 3/23 with MFA Political Director Olof Skoog to urge Sweden to consider resettlement of Guantanamo refugees (refs A and B). Skoog said the GoS would study the request, and noted that Sweden had received and seriously considered (but ultimately declined) a p [...] |
2007-03-23 15:32:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC XG SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM32 |
SWEDEN: HOW FM BILDT'S STOCK OPTIONS AFFECT HIS [...] (SBU) Post-holiday headlines in Sweden have focused on Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and his recent decision to exercise options in a publicly traded Swedish company, Vostok Nafta, whose main holding is shares of the Russian energy giant Gazprom. Bildt resigned from the board of Vostok Nafta [...] |
2007-01-11 08:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM350 |
SWEDEN INFORMED OF DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DIO UNDER [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-02 14:31:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PREL PARM SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM368 |
SWEDEN SAYS NO TO ACCEPTING GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (c) MFA Political Director Olof Skoog told Polcouns 4/5 that the GoS had carefully considered but could not agree to the U.S. request to accept Guantanamo detainees (refs A-D). Skoog said the request had been reviewed by all relevant elements of the Swedish government, and there were compellin [...] |
2007-04-05 12:50:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KAWC PTER XG SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM370 |
SWEDEN: [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-05 13:28:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PTER KTFN PREL PGOV TU IZ SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM506 |
SWEDEN: SCENE-SETTER FOR PRIME MINISTER [...] (c) The May 15 visit of Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt provides an opportunity to strengthen ties in key areas with a Swedish government that is relatively new to office and better-disposed toward working with the U.S. than its predecessor. Reinfeldt comes from a new political generation a [...] |
2007-05-04 15:26:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL PGOV SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM545 |
SWEDEN FREEZES ASSETS OF BANK SEPAH AND BANK SEPAH [...] (S) EconOff discussed reftel demarche 9 May with MFA Iran Desk Officer Jonas Wendel and 10 May with Ms. Mira Naumanen of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. According to both, Swedish banks were notified April 23 by the official journal of the EU to freeze all assets in accounts affil [...] |
2007-05-10 15:48:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | EFIN IR KNNP PARM SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM69 |
SWEDEN: DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO TIMELINE [...] (c) Polcouns made reftel demarche urging support for Ahtisaari's proposed timeline 1/19 to MFA Deputy Director General and Head of Department for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Ambassador Mats Staffansson, who was joined by Western Balkans Head Lars Wahlund. Polcouns also raised the issue w [...] |
2007-01-19 15:20:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU OPDC SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM696 |
SWEDEN DECLINES TO ACCEPT UZBEK NATIONALS SAMADOV [...] (s) MFA Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador Cecilia Ruthstrom-Ruin told Polcouns June 8 that the GoS had reviewed our request to accept Uzbek nationals Yusupov and Samadov (refs A and B) and would not be able to accept them. There was no mechanism, she said, for doing so, and their rese [...] |
2007-06-08 13:55:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PGOV PTER KHLS UZ PREL SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM736 |
SWEDEN: DEMARCHE FOR JUNE 18-19 GAERC [...] (C) On June 13 Poloff met with Niclas Kvarnstrom, MFA Deputy European Correspondent, and conveyed USG positions on select topics in advance of the June 18-19 GAERC. Kvarnstrom's substantive responses follow. 2. (C) Cuba. Sweden opposes Spain's initiative to eliminate the EU's restrictive [...] |
2007-06-13 15:34:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN KPAL ETRD SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM77 |
EXPORT CONTROL BILATS BETWEEN SWEDEN AND DOC [...] (C) Summary: On December 7, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration Christopher Padilla met with a Swedish interagency group to discuss a variety of export control and strategic trade issues. The two sides addressed the U.S. Government's proposed China licensing policy rule [...] |
2007-01-23 09:36:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC EINV KSTC SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM8 |
ANTI-IMMIGRATION SWEDEN DEMOCRATS ON THE RISE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The nationalistic Sweden Democrats gained 2.9% of the national vote in September, capitalizing on anti-immigration sentiment. The party and its views on restricting immigration are treated with suspicion by the mainstream parties and media. The Sweden Democrats claim that they [...] |
2007-01-04 08:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PHUM SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM957 |
SWEDEN: NOTIFICATION OF AGREMENT FOR AMBASSADOR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-07 14:46:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | AGR PREL PGOV SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM98 |
SWEDEN: VIEWS ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (c) Polcouns met January 26 with MFA Deputy Director General and head of International Law and Human Rights Department Bosse Hedberg in connection with the proposed February 22-23 cluster munitions conference in Oslo. Hedberg noted that he was closely involved with developments on cluster mu [...] |
2007-01-26 15:30:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO PGOV SW |
| 07STOCKHOLM988 |
SWEDISH MFA POLDIR ON GEORGIA MISSILE INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Charge met Aug 14 with MFA Political Director Olof Skoog to discuss Sweden's role in the Georgia missile investigation. Skoog was joined by Foreign Minister Bildt's Staff Director Karin Olofsdotter. Skoog said the missile incident had touched Swedish reflexes to respond when a larger co [...] |
2007-08-14 13:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW MOPS GG |
| 07STOCKHOLM990 |
SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER CONFIRMS IRAQ TRIP [...] (s) Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has confirmed that he will travel to Iraq September 1-2. MFA Director for the Middle East and North Africa Peter Tejler told Polcouns that the decision was taken at an August 14 interagency meeting confirming the trip (reftel). The Swedes are holding [...] |
2007-08-14 15:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL PGOV SW IZ |
| 07STOCKHOLM998 |
SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER BILDT'S FIVE DAYS IN [...] (s) Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt will visit Baghdad and Irbil September 1-5. In Baghdad Sept. 1-2, he plans meetings with PM Maliki, President Talibani, FM Zebari, UN rep Ghazi, and is requesting a September 2 breakfast meeting with Ambassador Crocker (see proposed schedule below at p [...] |
2007-08-17 15:03:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL OVIP ASEC PGOV SW IZ |
| 08STOCKHOLM117 |
MUSLIM IMMIGRANT CHALLENGES IN SWEDEN: INFORMAL [...] (U) In Gothenburg on January 24-25, the DCM met with city officials and Muslim community leaders to discuss integration. Immigrants comprise nearly one quarter of Gothenburg's population of half a million. Most live in segregated neighborhoods on the city's northern outskirts, and crime and [...] |
2008-02-14 13:33:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KISL KPAO ECON OIIP SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM118 |
SWEDISH MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON KOSOVO [...] (C) DCM Silverman met February 14 to review Kosovo issues with MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall and urge early recognition. Lyrvall said: -- Sweden intended to recognize Kosovo, but internal procedures would delay the actual recognition until after a "Privy Council" meeting March 4. I [...] |
2008-02-14 17:01:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW YI |
| 08STOCKHOLM121 |
SWEDEN ON FEBRUARY 18-19 GAERC [...] (C) On February 15, Poloff reviewed with MFA Deputy European Correspondent Anna Norell and Desk Officer for EU Affairs Annika Palo reftel points on the February 18-19 GAERC. Norell noted that Kosovo discussions will dominate the GAERC; most discussion on Gaza will be postponed until March; th [...] |
2008-02-15 17:06:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW EU |
| 08STOCKHOLM122 |
SWEDEN: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INPUT FOR NEW REQUIRED [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Mission is pleased to provide the following information: A: At Embassy Stockholm, the Economic Section has the lead on energy issues. The section is staffed by four full-time employees. B: The section has two FSOs, one FSN, and one EFM. The Section [...] |
2008-02-19 07:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG APER ABUD SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM135 |
SWEDEN DECLARES INTENTION TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] (u) Both Prime Minister Reinfeldt and Foreign Minister Bildt made statements February 18 declaring Sweden's intention to recognize the independence of Kosovo. Because of internal political processes, formal recognition is expected to occur only following a special March 4 meeting of the Fore [...] |
2008-02-20 15:01:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW YI |
| 08STOCKHOLM136 |
SWEDEN PLANS TO OPEN EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD [...] (c) Following the signing of a repatriation agreement with Iraq, Sweden has agreed to open an Embassy in Baghdad. The Embassy will not issue visas and will open after premises have been secured, security is worked out, and communications are assured: "likely after the Summer," End Summary. [...] |
2008-02-21 06:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM151 |
SWEDEN WANTS MORE INFORMATION ON CLUSTER GROUPS [...] (C) On February 25 poloff delivered reftel demarche to Swedish Ambassador and Special Envoy of the African Division, Marika Fahlen. Ambassador Fahlen received the same non-paper in Washington last week and gave poloff a prepared, detailed response (available from the Sweden Desk officer, Marti [...] |
2008-02-25 15:13:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID SO SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM152 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NOTIFICATION OF U.S. SATELLITE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-25 15:14:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY ESA DCDG |
| 08STOCKHOLM156 |
SWEDEN RESPONSE: FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS IN EUROPE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-26 12:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO XG SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM170 |
THREE SOMALI-SWEDES ARRESTED FOR TERRORIST [...] (U) On February 28, the Swedish Security Police arrested three adult males on suspicion of financing terrorist operations in Somalia. The arrests were coordinated with the Norwegian Security Police, who simultaneously arrested suspects in Oslo. The three men are Swedish citizens, but migrate [...] |
2008-02-29 15:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV NO SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM176 |
SWEDEN RESPONSE: MONTERREY CONSENSUS: BACKGROUND [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-04 10:34:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN EINV PGOV SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM177 |
SWEDEN RESPONSE: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Economic Counselor visited Robert Eklund, President of Avitronics International AB on March 3. Eklund said he operates as a distributor and not a broker because he purchases the searchlights from Spectrolab Inc. and pays for them against invoice. He maintained that his o [...] |
2008-03-04 14:07:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KOMC ETTC SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM183 |
SWEDEN ON TAIWAN'S OECD PARTICIPATION; PM TO VISIT [...] (C) On March 5, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Peter Springfeldt, Director of the China Desk of the Asia and Pacific Division of the MFA. Springfeldt said the Government of Sweden wants Taiwan's status within the OECD to remain unchanged. He added that Sweden's policy towards Taiwan is [...] |
2008-03-06 15:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON CM TW OECD SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM186 |
SWEDEN ON MARCH 10-11 GAERC [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-07 16:01:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN AF ZI SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM187 |
SWEDEN WILL INCREASE TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) On March 6, poloff and Defense Attache's Office (DAO) delivered, in parallel to the MFA and MOD, reftel demarche seeking additional Swedish support in Afghanistan. MOD's U.S. Desk Officer Karin Hevert noted that Sweden's participation in the current EU Nordic Battle Group will end in June [...] |
2008-03-07 16:02:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM204 |
DEMARCHE ON CLIMATE CHANGE COOPERATION: SWEDEN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with the PM's advisor on foreign policy State Secretary Nicola Clase to deliver reftel demarche on March 11. The Ambassador stressed that the President is firmly committed to joining an international agreement. Now it is time for the US and the EU to work closely to [...] |
2008-03-13 07:06:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCHG SENV ECON PGOV EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM213 |
SWEDISH GOVERNMENT PROPOSES IMAM TRAINING [...] (C) Minister for Higher Education and Research Lars Leijonborg told EUR Senior Advisor Farah Pandith at a March 6 meeting that his controversial proposal for the Swedish state to establish and fund an imam training program was in response to concerns about radicalization in Sweden's Muslim com [...] |
2008-03-13 17:47:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL ECON OIIP KISL KPAO |
| 08STOCKHOLM225 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REFERENDUM IN BURMA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-20 13:47:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BM SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM226 |
DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF AL-SHABAAB AS A [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-20 14:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM SO SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM240 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON BELARUS: SWEDEN SUPPORTS [...] (C) On March 27 poloff delivered reftel demarche on EU support for the U.S. to the current to Balkan and Caucuses Desk Officer Anna Hamarlund Blixt. She said Sweden is in line with the USG that political prisoners, including Kazulin, should be released unconditionally and permanently. Sweden [...] |
2008-03-27 15:44:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | BO EU PHUM PREL SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM257 |
SWEDEN: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON UNSCR 1803 AND ON [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-02 13:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | KNNP EFIN ETRD PARM PREL MNUC IR SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM260 |
SWEDEN UNDECIDED ON CANADIAN CLUSTER WEAPONS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-04 12:37:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MOPS PGOV SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM265 |
PM REINFELDT REQUESTS MAY 29 BILAT WITH SECRETARY [...] (C) MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall requested April 7 that Charge convey the request of PM Reinfeldt for a bilateral meeting with Secretary Rice on May 29, in connection with the Secretary's anticipated participation in the Stockholm conference on the International Compact with Iraq (ref [...] |
2008-04-07 14:18:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP SECRETARY PGOV IZ SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM272 |
THREE ISSUES FOR MOD TOLGFORS APRIL 17 CALL ON [...] (C) In connection the upcoming April 16-17 visit by Swedish Minister of Defense Sten Tolgfors to Washington, Embassy recommends raising two requests regarding specific additional contributions in Afghanistan (ref A) and Sweden's pending decision on participation in NATO's Rapid Response. We al [...] |
2008-04-11 15:16:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PINR PGOV IZ AF SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM278 |
SWEDEN ASKS FOR U.S. HELP ON MAY 29 IRAQ CONFERENCE [...] (C) On April 15, MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall told the DCM the Swedes look forward to working closely with the U.S. on the International Compact with Iraq (ICI), and asked for the following USG assistance: -Encouraging ICI invitees to send ministerial-level representation to the conf [...] |
2008-04-16 13:30:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IZ EU SE |
| 08STOCKHOLM288 |
FM BILDT ON U.S. HELP TO MAKE THE ICI A SUCCESS [...] (C) On April 17, Ambassador met with FM Bildt in anticipation of Sweden's hosting the May 29 International Compact with Iraq (ICI) conference. Bildt was joined by MFA State Secretary Belfrage, Ambassador Christer Kumlin (in charge of conference logistics), Chief of Staff Karin Olofsdotter, Am [...] |
2008-04-18 11:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IZ EU SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM29 |
URGING SWEDEN TO DO MORE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) We should ask Sweden to plus up its ISAF operation in Afghanistan with additional manpower and resources, possibly including medevac helicopters, JAS Gripen fighters, and Operational Mentor and Liaison (OMLT) teams. Timing and developments affecting other international deployments may ma [...] |
2008-01-11 16:36:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM290 |
SWEDEN REQUESTS HELP REGARDING SWEDISH CASUALTY IN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-21 09:27:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL PTER SO SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM292 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SWEDES: STOPPING TRAVEL TO [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-21 10:07:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN PREL PRTER IZ TU SE |
| 08STOCKHOLM294 |
SWEDEN: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-21 14:58:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | DTRA PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP BA SE |
| 08STOCKHOLM298 |
MAYOR OF SWEDEN'S REFUGEE CAPITAL MEETS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 18, Ambassador Wood held meetings in Sodertalje (a Stockholm suburb of 83,000 with about 26,000 Iraqi immigrants) to discuss immigration problems of Christian Iraqis. Sodertalje's Mayor said there has been a steep spike in Iraqi Christian asylum-seekers over the past t [...] |
2008-04-23 11:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL PGOV IZ SE |
| 08STOCKHOLM310 |
DAS GARBER TALKS IRAQ COMPACT CONFERENCE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 25, DAS Judy Garber, accompanied by DCM, met with State Secretary Frank Belfrage to discuss issues surrounding the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) on May 29 in Stockholm. The Swedes are pressing EU and Gulf capitals to send FMs to the ICI, and would appreciate co [...] |
2008-04-28 13:17:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON IQ EU SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM316 |
STATE SECRETARY BELFRAGE SAYS HE WAS MISQUOTED BY [...] (SBU) State-run Iranian press source, Press TV, ran a web article on April 23, which misquoted Swedish State Secretary Frank Belfrage during his recent visit to Tehran. In a meeting on April 25 in Stockholm, the DCM showed Belfrage the article. Excerpted text: "Belfrage has praised Iran' [...] |
2008-04-29 14:41:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IR SE |
| 08STOCKHOLM321 |
UPDATE ON ICI PROGRESS IN STOCKHOLM [...] (C) Summary: Belfrage said the main message to send out of the ICI is that Europe has turned the page on Iraq and is now looking forward. (He commented that while it might be difficult to get European FMs to say this publicly, their attendance would send the right signal.) At the April 29 GAE [...] |
2008-04-30 13:59:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON UN EU IZ SE |
| 08STOCKHOLM340 |
Media Reaction - Israel and Palestinian Refugees [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-07 07:54:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM343 |
Media Reaction - Inauguration of President Medvedev [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-08 09:13:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM350 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EU MOVING SLOWLY ON UNSCR 1803 [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-09 08:32:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM354 |
SWEDEN PREPARED TO SUPPLY HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-09 15:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID BM SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM358 |
SWEDISH RESPONSE: TERRORISM FINANCE: [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-12 09:35:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | EFIN PTER KTFN PINR PREL KU SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM362 |
SWEDISH RESPONSE: TERRORISM FINANCE: [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-14 12:29:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | KFTN PTER PINR EFIN PREL BA QA SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM364 |
Media Reaction - China and Burma [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-15 07:20:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM368 |
SCENE-SETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MAY 28-30 VISIT [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Stockholm/Embassy Baghdad message. SWEDEN 2. (C) Madame Secretary, welcome to Sweden. You are the first sitting Secretary of State to visit Stockholm since Lawrence Eagleburger in 1992. The occasion is historic: Sweden's hosting of the first post-Saddam me [...] |
2008-05-19 14:59:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL PGOV EAID ECON SENV IZ SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM369 |
USAID REPRESENTATIVE IN MAZAR-I-SHARIF URGES [...] (SBU) On May 15-16, Deputy Economic Counselor accompanied USAID Field Program Officer (FPO) from Mazar-i-Sharif to meetings at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Directorate, and the Swedish International Development Cooper [...] |
2008-05-20 05:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON PGOV PREL MARR MASS AF SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM372 |
SWEDEN AND CUBA: TITLE III COUNTRY REVIEW OF THE [...] (C) The protection and promotion of human rights is a central tenet of Swedish foreign policy. Sweden adheres to the EU's "constructive engagement" policy toward Cuba and employs such engagement to raise human rights concerns with Havana. In a March 2008 press release, Minister for Developme [...] |
2008-05-20 11:06:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM375 |
SWEDISH NUCLEAR PLANT OSKARSHAMN PLANT CLOSED OVER [...] (U) Local press reports that two people have been arrested on suspicion of preparing acts of sabotage at the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in southern Sweden. According to the web news source "The Local", a Swedish contractor was stopped by the plant's security and arrested on Wednesday mornin [...] |
2008-05-21 14:53:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC PTER OVIP SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM377 |
Media Reaction - Lebanon and Hezbollah [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-22 07:28:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM379 |
IRAQI PM MALIKI'S BILATERAL PROGRAM IN SWEDEN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-22 15:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ SE |
| 08STOCKHOLM390 |
Media Reaction - Stockholm ICI Conference [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-29 06:11:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM391 |
Media Reaction - Stockholm ICI Conference [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-02 06:45:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM404 |
SWEDISH RESPONSE: CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-03 14:47:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC IR SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM407 |
FM BILDT AND U.S. OFFICIALS DISCUSS IRAQ, IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On May 28, the day prior to the International Compact with Iraq (ICI), Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt and Amb. Ryan Crocker, accompanied by Amb. Wood, met with FM Carl Bildt and other MFA officials. Crocker briefed Bildt on the improving situation in Iraq. Bildt anno [...] |
2008-06-04 08:35:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IR IZ SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM412 |
A/S FRIED TALKS EU ENLARGEMENT, CYPRUS, AND KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: On May 29 MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage told A/S Fried: -- Sweden, France, and the Czech Republic recently agreed on an EU tripartite presidency program that does not block further accession negotiations with Turkey and Croatia; -- Sweden is encouraging the UN to take a m [...] |
2008-06-05 13:18:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IQ EU SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM414 |
SWEDEN TO FOCUS ON EXISTING AGREEMENTS RATHER THAN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-05 13:43:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS |
| 08STOCKHOLM416 |
SWEDEN: TREASURY DEPUTY'S CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) On May 28, Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt raised the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) with Gunilla Carlsson, Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation; also in attendance were Per Jansson, State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, and Anders Turesson, Sweden's Ch [...] |
2008-06-09 08:37:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ENGR ENRG SENV EAID TBIO TRGY SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM420 |
Media Reaction - President Bush's Trip to Europe [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-10 09:34:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM423 |
IRANIANS INSPECT BELL HELICOPTERS IN SWEDEN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) In early May, post received the first of three unsolicited e-mails from Arnold Sundquist, a naturalized U.S. citizen resident in Sweden and employee of Stockholm-based European Helicopter Service Sweden. The e-mails state that h [...] |
2008-06-10 14:04:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ETRD ETTC KOMC MCAP PARM IR SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM431 |
SWEDISH INSPECTORATE FOR STRATEGIC PRODUCTS ON [...] (S) On June 11, Deputy Economic Counselor met with Magnus Danielsson, Principal Administrative Officer, the Swedish Inspectorate for Strategic Products (ISP), to discuss Mahaco, a Swedish company owned and operated by a dual Swedish/Iranian national. Danielsson commented that Mahaco, which is [...] |
2008-06-13 10:30:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MNUC IAEA UNSC ETTC MTCRE IR SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM435 |
SUB REGIONAL PROJECT - NORDIC BALTIC REGION [...] Embassy Stockholm requests that ECA/PE/V/R/E design a Sub-Regional Project on alternative energy for the Nordic-Baltic region. Renewable energy and energy security are already at the top of European public and governmental agendas. With the Bali roadmap to a post-Kyoto climate change regime cu [...] |
2008-06-16 13:20:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM436 |
STOCKHOLM: REGIONAL SCIENCE PROJECT - OPENING SESAME STILL [...] (U) Summary: On June 9 and 10, 2008, Sweden hosted the Twelfth Meeting of the Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) project. The main expected benefits are closer cooperation in the Middle East, advances in science geared toward regional issu [...] |
2008-06-16 13:21:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TSPL OSCI TNGD TPHY UNESCO SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM442 |
SWEDISH RESPONSE: DEMARCHE REQUEST: ATTENDANCE AND [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-19 10:58:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM452 |
U.S.-SWEDEN PLAN WAY FORWARD FOR ABKHAZIA CONFLICT [...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- Matthew Bryza, EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Carpenter, Conflicts Advisor Casey Christensen, Political Counselor Briana Olsen, Deputy Political Counselor (notetaker) Sweden ------ Carl Bildt, Foreign Minister Frank Belfrage, State Secretary Bjorn [...] |
2008-06-23 11:07:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK PBTS PINR KO RS GG XQ |
| 08STOCKHOLM458 |
NO SWEDISH FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-25 12:45:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM474 |
EMBASSY STOCKHOLM'S FEEDBACK ON ESTA [...] SUMMARY: An initial review of ESTA among various offices at Post raised several questions, including whether we can provide a prototype of the ESTA website as part of our outreach efforts and how ESTA will interface with the Class database and airline systems. This cable also outlines Post's [...] |
2008-06-30 06:14:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | CPAS CVIS CMGT PREL SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM475 |
Media Reaction - Mugabe and Zimbabwe [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-30 10:34:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM482 |
SWEDEN COMPLAINS OF EMBASSY'S PERIMETER BREACH BY [...] (U) On July 1, Head of the Gulf Department at the MFA, Dag Juhlen-Dannfelt, contacted poloff to protest the breach of Sweden's diplomatic compound in Baghdad by KBR contractors and the U.S. Military. According to a report sent by Sweden's security contractor Control Risks, the perimeter defen [...] |
2008-07-01 14:49:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IZ SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM485 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SHAPING POST-CYCLONE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-03 12:27:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID BM EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM489 |
SWEDISH RESPONSE: IRAN AIR CARGO AND ISLAMIC [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-07 14:53:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | EFIN EWWT ERTD PARM PINR PREL KNNP EUN IR SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM494 |
PROPOSED RESPONSE TO SWEDISH REQUEST TO RELEASE [...] (S) Embassy Stockholm recommends we postpone a response to the Swedish request for release of AESA radar for Swedish Gripens until after Norway's selection of its next fighter jet, currently slated for December 2008. In informing Sweden of this delay, we should consider offering U.S. support [...] |
2008-07-09 14:14:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PARM MOPS MARR PREL ECON PGOV SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM501 |
Media Reaction - G-8 Summit Meeting [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-11 09:05:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM506 |
IRAN SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES IN SWEDEN [...] (C) Summary: Post has reached out to members of the Iranian community in Sweden over the past year. Post has not yet identified recipients for the Iran Small Grants Program, however, we continue to vet different groups and intend to nominate several candidates in the Fall. Iranian Swedes are [...] |
2008-07-15 14:38:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KDEM KPAO PREL SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM51 |
SWEDISH PARLIAMENT'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS LEADERS ON [...] (C) Charge discussed Sweden's role in Afghanistan and Kosovo in separate meetings January 16 and 17 with Goran Lennmarker and Urban Ahlin, the government and the opposition leaders in the Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee. Lennmarker and Ahlin both saw room for increases in the number of [...] |
2008-01-22 15:56:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV YI AF SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM510 |
EUROPEAN COURT TO REVIEW SWEDEN'S SNOOP LAW; [...] (U) Summary: On July 14, Sweden-based Justice Center (CFR) announced it will refer Sweden's new surveillance law to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Liberal Party parliamentarians have heavily criticized the law's vagueness. Nordic telecommunications businesses are considering movin [...] |
2008-07-17 07:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT PTER PINR PGOV RU SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM511 |
SWEDEN NOT DELAYING BUT SUPPORTS (SOME) EU [...] (C) Background: According to USEU Brussels sources, Sweden, among other EU members, are delaying the draft Common Position in UNSCR 1803, which transposes 1803 into an additional set of EU sanctions against Iran (reftel). End background. 2. (SBU) On July 17 Ambassador Peter Tejler, Directo [...] |
2008-07-17 13:43:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PINR KNNP IR BE SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM528 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SWEDES KEEPING PRESSURE ON THE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-24 08:18:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | COL VE HR EUN PTER SNAR PGOV PREL SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM532 |
AT EU, SWEDEN PUSHES IRAQI REFUGEES OVER [...] (U) On June 24, the local media ran an op-ed piece by Migration Minister Tobias Billstrom calling on other EU countries to take in more Iraqi refugees. That same day at the EU Ministerial meeting, the EU did not address the issue to take in more Iraqi refugees. According to press reports, th [...] |
2008-07-28 11:17:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER EU IZ SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM533 |
AT EU, SWEDEN PUSHES IRAQI REFUGEES OVER [...] (U) On June 24, the local media ran an op-ed piece by Migration Minister Tobias Billstrom calling on other EU countries to take in more Iraqi refugees. That same day at the EU Ministerial meeting, the EU did not address the issue to take in more Iraqi refugees. According to press reports, th [...] |
2008-07-28 11:17:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PGOV PTER EU IZ SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM534 |
SWEDISH RESPONSE TO U.S. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] On July 22, 2008, econoff delivered reftel demarche to Marten Frostgard, Desk Officer at the Department of Security Policy, and Ulf Samuelsson, Deputy Director of the Department of Middle East and North Africa. They thanked the United States for the information and said they would pass it to t [...] |
2008-07-28 11:21:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN PARM SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM543 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SWEDES SUPPORT TURKEY'S EU [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-01 07:50:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV TU EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM548 |
STOCKHOLM REQUESTS TWO INTERNS FOR SPRING 2009 [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-04 14:27:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ASEC SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM557 |
MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT IN SWEDEN [...] (U) Muslim immigrants have achieved substantial but uneven success in Sweden. They represent four to five percent of Sweden's population of nine million people, comprised of Iraqis (100,000), Iranians (56,000), Bosnian Muslims (40,000), Turks (38,000), Somalis (35,000), and smaller numbers fr [...] |
2008-08-08 09:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KISL KPAO OIIP PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM558 |
ESTA: AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE U.S. SECURITY [...] (SBU) Post remains concerned about threats to U.S. security from naturalized Swedes who obtain Swedish passports by fraudulent means (reftels). Post recommends that the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) form be amended to add a requirement for travelers to list other names, ad [...] |
2008-08-08 11:27:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CMGT CPAS CVIS KFRD KVPR PGOV PINR PREL |
| 08STOCKHOLM559 |
Media Reaction - Georgia/Ossetia/Russia [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-11 12:01:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM562 |
Media Reaction - Russia [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-12 08:03:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM565 |
TFGG01: SWEDEN SHARES U.S. POSITION ON [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-12 14:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RU GG SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM571 |
TFGG001: DEMARCHE DELIVERED--SWEDEN CONDEMNS [...] (C) Summary: A senior Swedish MFA official told poloff the EU is divided into two camps and the French have watered-down the GAERC conclusion. Unless the situation in Georgia worsens, the EU is unlikely to offer a stronger statement until after Sept. 6, when the foreign ministers will meet in [...] |
2008-08-15 11:05:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG RU SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM574 |
TFGG01: Swedish media coverage of Georgia crisis; Embassy [...] Over the weekend and Monday, August 16-18, Swedish media reported extensively on the crisis in Georgia, with correspondent reports from the region, analytical articles and editorials. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to Tbilisi, during which a six-point peace agreement was signed, r [...] |
2008-08-18 14:28:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM575 |
TFGG01: SWEDEN CANCELS JOINT RUSSIAN MILITARY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-19 15:36:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL PGOV RU GG SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM576 |
TFGG01: SWEDEN PUSHES EU OBSERVERS TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-19 16:20:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV RU GG SE |
| 08STOCKHOLM579 |
TTFGG01: SWEDEN TO SEND 2-3 OSCE MIL OBSERVERS TO [...] (SBU) Head of the Eastern European Department, Johan Frisell, told poloff that Sweden agreed to send two to three military observers to the OSCE's 28-observer contingent that will deploy immediately to Georgia. The MFA has asked the Defense Ministry to approve adding eight more military obser [...] |
2008-08-20 14:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OSCE RU GG SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM581 |
HANDICAPPED APPLICANT'S ESTA REJECTION HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A physically handicapped applicant was required to apply for a tourist visa after having affirmatively answered to the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) application question regarding physical disorders. Her case, which was covered by a national paper, highlight [...] |
2008-08-20 14:49:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | CPAS CVIS CMGT PREL SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM585 |
IRANIAN KURDISH PARTY OUTLINES GOI SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Salah Sharafi, a leading member of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI) and Hussam Heydari, a local Swedish member, met with the Charge on August 13 and underscored the importance of the KDPI chapter in Sweden. The KDPI Sweden chapter is the largest in Europe, with [...] |
2008-08-22 12:35:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KDEM PREL PINR SW IR |
| 08STOCKHOLM586 |
TFGG01: SWEDEN'S HUMANITARIAN AND OBSERVER [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-22 14:11:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG EU SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM587 |
TTFGG01: SWEDISH POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: Sweden fully supports the US positions on Georgia, both measures to support the Georgian government and people (see ref b on their military observers and humanitarian aid to date), and measures to review relations with Russia. On the latter, MFA political director Lyrvall outline [...] |
2008-08-22 15:22:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL RU GG SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM59 |
SWEDEN ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION ON [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-24 10:51:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM590 |
TFGG01: SWEDEN'S DEPUTY FM SAYS FRENCH OPPOSE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-25 14:32:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU GG SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM591 |
GEORGIA DOMINATED MERKEL'S VISIT TO SWEDEN [...] (C) Russia's action in Georgia dominated the discussions when Merkel visited PM Reinfeldt in Stockholm, August 25. Germany and Sweden agree that Russia must withdraw its troops from Georgia and that the Russian President must not sign the referendum recognizing Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Both [...] |
2008-08-26 12:36:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ECON GG SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM592 |
TFGG01: Media Reaction - Georgia [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-27 07:14:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM593 |
SWEDISH KING TO VISIT KYIV 30 SEPTEMBER [...] King Carl XVI Gustav and Queen Silvia will pay a state visit to Ukraine on 30 September to 3 October. A Swedish business delegation will also visit during this time. 2. The visit was in the planning stages from early 2007, but was delayed by domestic turbulence in Ukrainian politics, accor [...] |
2008-08-28 07:04:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV UK SW PREL |
| 08STOCKHOLM594 |
TFGG01: Media Reaction - Russia and Georgia [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-28 14:31:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM598 |
(C) COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR OFFICE OF [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-29 13:20:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR OVIP SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM599 |
ACTION REQUEST: GUIDANCE ON INFORMATION SHARING ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) On August 14, CDA and Poloff met with the director general of the Inspectorate of Strategic Products (ISP), Andreas Ekman, to discuss the ongoing proliferation activities of Mahaco, a Swedish-registered company owned by a Swedish citize [...] |
2008-08-29 14:55:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL SW SP IR |
| 08STOCKHOLM604 |
TFGG01: Media Reaction - Russia [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-04 07:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM607 |
SWEDEN ON GEORGIA IN ADVANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER 5-6 [...] (C) Summary: Swedish MFA Political Director Lyrvall told us September 4 that Sweden will emphasize the "political side" in upcoming donor conferences to highlight the need to demonstrate solidarity with Georgia and restore investor confidence. FM Bildt will work to "send a strong message" to [...] |
2008-09-04 15:06:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU GG RU SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM609 |
SWEDISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST ON POSSIBLE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-05 14:33:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KOMC ETTC IR SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM610 |
SWEDISH POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY [...] (C) Summary: Swedish Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall told us the Sweden is committed to Afghanistan "for the long haul" and that political parties across the spectrum remain supportive of the government's Afghanistan policy. He expects no problems with respect to Afghanistan when Parliamen [...] |
2008-09-08 15:16:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | SW AF PREL |
| 08STOCKHOLM624 |
SWEDISH MFA SAYS "WE'RE READY TO INCREASE AID TO [...] (U) The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), John Walters, met with MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage on September 8 to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan. Walters thanked Sweden for its long-term support of Afghanistan, especially for its commitment to leading [...] |
2008-09-15 13:58:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAID AF SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM625 |
SWEDISH RESPONSE TO SEPTEMBER 15-16 GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: Sweden thinks there is little to fear from a Serbian request to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to review the status of Kosovo, according to Hakan Emsgard, Deputy Director General of the EU Department at the MFA. The case would languish there for years, he asserted. Swed [...] |
2008-09-15 14:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG SE RS EUN |
| 08STOCKHOLM636 |
SWEDISH RESPONSE: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-19 14:25:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM638 |
Media Reaction - Financial Market Crisis [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-22 09:18:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM640 |
Media Reaction - South Africa, Mbeki Resignation [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-23 08:59:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM646 |
SWEDEN PAYS DAMAGES TO SECOND EXPELLED EGYPTIAN [...] (U) On September 19, the Swedish government settled with Ahmed Agiza, an Egyptian national, to pay around USD 500,000 in damages--a large amount in Swedish courts--related to the circumstances of his deportation to Cairo. The award was not directly related to his claims of torture by U.S. agen [...] |
2008-09-25 15:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PHUM PREF PGOV PREL EG SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM647 |
SWEDEN: SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SUSTAINING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-26 12:49:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PREL NATEU MOPS MARR SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM648 |
STOCKHOLM ON HSPD-6 TERRORIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy delivered reftel demarche September 25 and urged that Swedish officials be prepared to meet with a negotiating team to discuss implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6 (HSPD-6) in October. Swedish officials predict they will be able to assemble the r [...] |
2008-09-26 14:34:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CMGT CVIS PTER PGOV PREL SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM653 |
Media Reaction - Financial Crisis [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-01 10:13:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM654 |
SWEDISH RESPONSE: US CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OF [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-01 12:39:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ENRG TRGY OTRA IAEA AORC SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM657 |
SWEDISH RESPONSE: ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA FOLLOWING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-02 12:05:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN PREL KCRS KMCA EUMEM GG RS SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM663 |
STOCKHOLM DELIVERS CERTIFICATE OF REVOCATION (SIMON [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-06 08:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PM SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM67 |
APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY 28- [...] (U) On January 25, 2008, Poloff met with Anna Norell, MFA Deputy EU Correspondent, regarding the upcoming January 28-29 EU Foreign Ministers GAERC meeting. Comments on Kosovo, Iran, and the Isreali-Palestinian peace process were highlighted: KOSOVO ------ 2. (C) Sweden felt bound by UN [...] |
2008-01-25 17:38:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV KV IR IZ IS SU |
| 08STOCKHOLM674 |
SWEDISH RESPONSE:DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-09 08:26:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ECON EFIN ERTD PARM KNNP EUN EWWT PREL IR SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM688 |
PANAMANIAN AMBASSADOR TO SWEDEN QUESTIONS VISA REVOCATION [...] (SBU) Panamanian Ambassador to Sweden Cecilio Eduardo Simon English (DPOB: 01-OCT-1951, Panama) met with DCM and Consul on 14 October in reference to reftel A notice that his B1/B2 visa has been revoked under INA 212(A)(3). The visibly distressed Ambassador stated that he was not an enemy of t [...] |
2008-10-17 06:52:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PREL PM SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM693 |
SWEDEN TO SUPPORT AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-17 16:37:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SW AF |
| 08STOCKHOLM695 |
SWEDISH SOC DEM LEADER AHLIN ON BELARUS, [...] (C) Summary: On October 15, Urban Ahlin, the foreign policy spokesman of the opposition Social Democrats told DCM and POL counselor: -- On Afghanistan, he is working to cement Social Democratic support for the Government,s bill to expand troops, but it will be a "tough ride" for the bill. [...] |
2008-10-20 10:06:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SW IR BO GG RS AF |
| 08STOCKHOLM699 |
STOCKHOLM REQUESTS TWO INTERNS FOR SUMMER 2009 [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-20 15:03:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ASEC |
| 08STOCKHOLM700 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SWEDEN TO PLEDGE 14 MILLION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-20 15:10:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM701 |
CORRECTED: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SWEDEN TO PLEDGE 15 [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-21 08:47:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM703 |
SWEDISH CONSULAR REQUEST ON DEATH OF MOHAMMED [...] (C) On October 16, Swedish MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage asked DCM about the killing by U.S. troops of Mohammed Moumou, a Moroccan-born Swedish national who was second-in-command in Al-Qaeda in Iraq. DCM drew on the MNF-I press release of October 15 to describe the circumstances surroun [...] |
2008-10-21 11:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CASC IQ SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM704 |
SWEDISH SCENESETTER FOR HSPD-6 NEGOTIATING TEAM VISIT [...] (SBU) Embassy Stockholm welcomes Peter Thompson, Mary Doetsch, Zandra Flemister, and Wynne Teel, October 22-24. We believe, based on MOJ contacts and our political analysis, that the proposed exchange of terrorist screening information is going to be a very hard sell. We should make clear to [...] |
2008-10-21 12:48:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PREL PM SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM706 |
SWEDISH DEP FM BELFRAGE ON AFGHANISTAN AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On October 16, Swedish MFA State Secretary (deputy minister equivalent) Frank Belfrage told DCM and Pol counselor: -- On Afghanistan, Belfrage noted "strong bipartisan support" for Sweden to stay for "the long haul," even though the opposition was creating difficulties for the [...] |
2008-10-21 14:35:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF IR SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM707 |
A snapshot of Swedish actions to date in light of the [...] Summary. The Swedish financial system remains robust, owing to conservative lending practices, very high profitability in recent years, and a strong central bank. However, in response to the global financial turmoil, the following actions have been taken: -- The National Debt office has auct [...] |
2008-10-21 14:55:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PINR ECON PGOV SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM710 |
CORRECTED COPY: STOCKHOLM REQUESTS THREE INTERNS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-22 14:01:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ASEC |
| 08STOCKHOLM711 |
BALTIC SEA STATE COUNCIL: A KEY PLAYER DURING [...] On October 20, Acting Economic Counselor attended the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) 10th anniversary of the establishment of its Secretariat in Stockholm, Sweden. The CBSS was founded in 1992 to handle environmental, economic and labor issues in the Baltic Sea region. CBSS could ass [...] |
2008-10-22 14:11:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECIN EPET ENRG ETRD ELAB PHUM KNEI KOCI |
| 08STOCKHOLM712 |
SWEDISH MFA ON AESA RELEASIBILITY, AFGHANISTAN AND [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-23 14:49:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD MARR RS SW IR AF |
| 08STOCKHOLM716 |
OPPORTUNITY FAIR ATTRACTS HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS [...] (U) Summary: On October 16, Sdertdlje, the Swedish town of 75,000 persons, about one third of whom are Iraqi born, collaborated with Embassy Stockholm to host the Sdertdlje Opportunity Fair "USA 2009." The fair was designed to provide information and advice on the myriad opportunities for peo [...] |
2008-10-27 12:44:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SCUL SW IQ |
| 08STOCKHOLM717 |
SWEDISH EXPORTS TO IRAN RISING [...] (SBU) Summary: Swedish government agencies and official trade councils continue to encourage Swedish companies to do business with Iran. Exports to Iran in the first six months of 2008 are up 30% over the corresponding period in 2007. Sweden has also not tightened export credit guarantees for [...] |
2008-10-27 13:38:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD IR SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM719 |
SWEDEN'S GEORGIA AID PACKAGE: 40 MILLION EUROS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-27 16:49:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM720 |
POTENTIAL FOR SCANIA PLANT REOPENING IN IRAQ [...] Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Silverman and FCS Hakan Vidal visited Scania to establish the status of Scania's interest in setting up an assembly plant in Iraq. Since 1961, Scania has delivered over 31,000 commercial vehicles. Scania have two pending tenders from Iraqi Ministries and are prepa [...] |
2008-10-28 14:53:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD SW IQ |
| 08STOCKHOLM722 |
SWEDEN ON PALESTINIAN DETAINEE AT GUANTANAMO [...] (S) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (S) Summary: The Swedish Migration Board (SMB) appears interested in learning more about Detainee 049 based on comments made in an October 27 meeting with Emboffs. A "formal" written request is more effective within the Swedish bureauc [...] |
2008-10-29 15:17:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM726 |
GYMNICH-GAERC POINTS DELIVERED TO SWEDEN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-30 15:36:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EU SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM729 |
EU'S EASTERN PARTNERSHIP--SWEDEN'S PROPOSAL [...] (U) The Swedish MFA Eastern European Desk met with Poloff on October 20 to discuss Sweden and Poland's joint proposal to establish an "Eastern Partnership" between the EU and Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia. Director Johan Frisell told Poloff the Partnership aims to g [...] |
2008-10-31 12:52:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EU SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM733 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ENGAGING THE EU ON BOSNIA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-03 15:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV BK SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM738 |
SWEDEN -- FAST TRACK LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] Per reftel, Post has reviewed the records of the below named Swedish military personnel and found no derogatory information: --Sweden: COL Lars-Olof Corneliusson, Naval Attache, Washington, D.C., DOB: November 9, 1959. --Sweden: LTC Michael Andersson, Senior Swedish Officer, CENTCOM (CCC), Ma [...] |
2008-11-05 07:28:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EZ PGOV PHUM PM PREL SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM739 |
SAAKASHVILI IN SWEDEN: "I REGRET NOTHING" [...] On October 30-31, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili visited Stockholm for talks with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt (FM Bildt was in Afghanistan at the time). The visit, planned in 2007, originally was to sign a bilateral investment protection agreement to encourage Swedish investments [...] |
2008-11-05 15:05:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL ENRG GG EU ZK SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM742 |
SWEDISH RESPONSE: PSI: SUMMARY OF SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-06 12:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM744 |
SWEDES CONTACT EUROPEAN HELICOPTER SERVICE [...] (C) Jan-Erik Lovgren, Deputy Director General of the Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products (ISP), told us on November 4 that ISP has contacted European Helicopter Service (EHP) regarding the suspected transfer of three Bell 212 helicopters, originally from Israel, but currently stored in [...] |
2008-11-06 13:51:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ETRD ETTC KOMC MCAP PARM IR SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM747 |
SWEDEN'S RESPONSE TO NOVEMBER GAERC POINTS [...] (C) Sweden's EU Correspondent Anna Norell told poloff on November 7 the following regarding the November 10-11 GAERC: --Syria is not on the agenda. --There will not be a discussion on Iraq, just the passing of council conclusions as "A items." --The EU will take a formal decision on the anti [...] |
2008-11-07 15:46:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM748 |
HSPD-6 TEAM VISITS TO DISCUSS TERRORIST SCREENING [...] (S) SUMMARY: Meetings between the HSPD-6 terrorist screening information negotiation team and the Swedish MOJ and MFA reveal that the current Swedish political climate makes any formal terrorist screening information agreement highly difficult. Existing informal arrangements are working well, [...] |
2008-11-07 16:32:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ASEC CVIS PGOV PREL CMGT PTER SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM749 |
SAAKASHVILI-PM REINFELDT MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-07 17:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM750 |
BILDT VISITS OFFICIALS AND TROOPS AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Swedish FM Bildt paid his first visit to Afghanistan October 29-31, 2008. On this "fact-finding" mission, he met with all levels of government in Kabul, including Foreign Minister Spanta and Minister of Interior Atmar, and with Balkh Province Governor Atta when he visited Sweden's PRT in [...] |
2008-11-07 17:36:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR AF SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM751 |
SWEDEN LIKELY TO UP ISAF TROOPS BUT BILL DELAYED [...] (C) Summary: Sweden has once again delayed the submission of its ISAF authorization bill to Parliament to November 17-19, citing "differences in interpretation of the wording" as the main problem. Sweden is discussing raising the number of troops in Afghanistan from 375 to around 500, by sendi [...] |
2008-11-07 18:01:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL AF SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM752 |
SWEDEN LIKELY TO UP ISAF TROOPS BY 100; BILL [...] (C) Summary: Sweden has once again delayed the submission of its ISAF authorization bill to Parliament to November 17-19, citing "differences in interpretation of the wording" as the main problem. Sweden is discussing raising the number of troops in Afghanistan from 375 to around 500, by sendi [...] |
2008-11-10 07:49:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL AF SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM754 |
DEMARCHE REQUEST: EXPULSION OF DEA FROM BOLIVIA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-10 16:31:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL SNAR BL SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM757 |
SWEDEN ON EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT [...] On November 10, Sweden and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement on EU-Russia relations, signed by FM Bildt and FM Miliband The statement reaffirmed support for Georgia's territorial integrity and urged Russia to fully implement the August 12 and September 8 EU-brokered peace agreements [...] |
2008-11-12 17:06:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM761 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA RESOLUTION ON HUMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-13 15:59:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM762 |
SWEDISH RESPONSE ON AMENDING NSG GUIDELINES FOR [...] (SBU) On November 13, Eskil Renstrom, Senior Advisor, Department for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA), told us that Sweden is actively working on capacity-building measures regarding transit/transhipment-related activities and counter-proliferat [...] |
2008-11-13 16:12:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM763 |
SWEDISH FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY YET TO [...] (S) Summary: The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) has not yet passed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) warning issued on October 16 to Swedish financial institutions and banks. The warning calls for all countries to strengthen preventative measures to protect their financ [...] |
2008-11-14 07:13:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PARM PREL EFIN KNNP IR SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM764 |
SWEDISH MFA ON IRAN, SYRIA AND IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: Robert Rydberg, Deputy Director-General and Head of the Department of Middle East and North Africa at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA), told Emboffs that: -- Sweden is fully committed to tightening any loopholes and implementing all UN sanctions on Iran. He added t [...] |
2008-11-14 07:13:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PARM PREL EFIN KNNP IR IZ SY SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM769 |
SWEDISH TRADE MINISTER TO LEAD BUSINESS DELEGATION [...] Summary: Swedish Minister of Trade Eva Bjorling is leading a business delegation of major Swedish companies to Iraq. Scania Trucks is looking into opening a truck factory in Iskandaryah and service centers in Erbil and Basrah that would provide 500-600 jobs in Iraq. Embassy Stockholm facilita [...] |
2008-11-14 14:04:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECIN ECON ECPS EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL |
| 08STOCKHOLM770 |
SWEDEN TO EXTEND MILITARY COMMITMENT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] On November 13, the Alliance government approved for transmission to Parliament a bill to extend Sweden's ISAF commitment to Afghanistan by 12 months. The bill will also expand the Swedish military contribution by: -- Increasing the number of ISAF troops from 366 to approximately 500 and ra [...] |
2008-11-14 15:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | MAAR MCAP MASS MOPS PGOV PREL AF SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM771 |
SWEDES INCREASE AID TO AFGHANISTAN BUT CONTINUE TO [...] Summary: On November 13, Gunilla Carlsson, Minister for International Development Cooperation, announced that a new Afghanistan development cooperation bill had been introduced to Parliament that will: -- Focus on promoting democracy, providing education with an emphasis on increasing oppor [...] |
2008-11-14 15:56:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL KDEM KISL AF SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM772 |
SWEDES TO TRANSFER THREE BELL HELICOPTERS TO SPAIN [...] (S) Summary: A Swedish firm in possession of three Bell 212 helicopters plans to transfer the helicopters to Spain tomorrow, November 18, without obtaining export authorization from the USG. Sweden's Inspectorate for Strategic Products say they lack any legal basis to stop the transfer. There [...] |
2008-11-18 07:35:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ETRD ETTC MCAP PARM KOMC IR SW SP |
| 08STOCKHOLM777 |
EMBASSY STOCKHOLM'S ESTA OUTREACH MATRIX [...] Summary: Post has compiled the following list of outreach efforts undertaken over the past five months to inform contacts, stakeholders, and the public about the ESTA program. Additional information about our efforts can be found in our previous reporting located in reftels. We will have addit [...] |
2008-11-19 15:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | CPAS CVIS CMGT PREL SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM778 |
UPDATE - SWEDES WILL PROHIBIT TRANSFER OF [...] (S) Summary: Sweden's Inspectorate for Strategic Products (ISP) has determined that three helicopters that were to be shipped to Spain are, in fact, military equipment. Therefore, ISP will not allow them to be exported until and unless the USG approves. This information has been communicated [...] |
2008-11-19 16:52:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | ETRD ETTC MCAP PARM KOMC IR SW SP |
| 08STOCKHOLM781 |
SWEDEN ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (S) This is an action request, please see para 4. 2. (S) On November 20, DCM had a pull-aside, after a meeting on other issues (septel), with MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage on Sweden,s willingness to accept Guantanamo detainees. 3. (S) Belfrage said: --Closing Guantanamo is an imp [...] |
2008-11-20 15:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM782 |
SWEDEN RATIFIES LISBON TREATY [...] On November 20, the Swedish Parliament ratified the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, making Sweden the 25th of the 27 EU member states to approve the reform text. The debate in parliament lasted nine hours and dragged into late Thursday evening. The treaty was approved with 243 votes in favor [...] |
2008-11-21 13:43:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM786 |
Swedish Environment Minister on Prospects for Poznan/COP-14 [...] (U) Summary. At a November 20 lunch hosted by Ambassador Wood for Swedish Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren, the two agreed that the focus of COP-14 next month should be to establish an ambitious work program for 2009, rather than attempting to reach consensus on any future carbon emission [...] |
2008-11-25 14:54:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG KGHG SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM792 |
SWEDEN ON THE EU EASTERN PARTNERSHIP AND NORDSTREAM [...] (C) Summary: The EU Foreign Ministers will discuss the draft plan for the Eastern Partnership initiative at the December 8 GAERC, paving the way for the first Eastern Partnership summit scheduled for April 2009 in Prague, according to Swedish MFA contacts. Unique features of the Eastern Partn [...] |
2008-11-28 16:39:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM796 |
Media Reaction - Secretary of State nomination [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-02 10:03:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM799 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (U) On November 16, PM Reinfeldt announced that Sweden would sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CM) in Oslo. FM Bildt addressed the Parliament on November 28, reiterating the PM's statement, saying Sweden hopes the CM will have a positive effect on the Convention on Certain Conventional [...] |
2008-12-02 15:01:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM NATO MOPS PREL SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM801 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OSCE MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PHUM KDEM GG RU SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM809 |
Sweden: Update on Impact of Financial Crisis [...] Summary. On December 4 the Central Bank announced its largest ever steering rate cut (by 175 basis points, down to 2.00 percent). The current recession and lack of confidence in the financial markets have severely impacted businesses and households' ability to finance their activities. The O [...] |
2008-12-05 13:42:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM814 |
SWEDES SAY COLENCO NOT EXPORTING OR SUPPORTING [...] (S) Swedish Radiation Safety Authority Inspector Lars Hildingsson told us December 2 that he met with Lucien Teuckens, Head of Nuclear Technology at AF-Colenco Ltd., on November 13. The purpose of the visit was to review Colenco's activities with Iran, as well as its contacts with Swiss autho [...] |
2008-12-05 14:45:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | MNUC PARM IR SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM824 |
OPPOSITION SUPPORTS TROOP INCREASE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] Summary: Despite internal dissent within the party, Sweden's opposition Social Democrats decided formally on December 4 to support the government's bill extending and increasing Sweden's ISAF deployment. It is, therefore, almost certain that the bill will be approved by Parliament on or abou [...] |
2008-12-10 07:41:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM827 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REVOCATION OF IRAN"S U-TURN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-11 13:11:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL EFIN KNNP SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM829 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NICARAGUAN MUNICIPAL [...] (C) Summary: Sweden is "worried" about the November 9 municipal elections in Nicaragua but has not yet called for a vote recount. Instead, it will follow EU consensus on the issue, expected to be reached at the EU's COLAT meeting in January. End Summary. 2. (C) On December 1, Poloff delive [...] |
2008-12-11 15:03:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NU SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM830 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HARMONIZATION OF [...] Summary: On December 12, Conoff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Desk Officer for Security Policy and UN Affairs, Sara Dahlstein. Dahlstein stated that Sweden was not ruling out support for some elements of the U.S. proposal, but would be more inclined to support a less drastic modification o [...] |
2008-12-15 10:42:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM832 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] Summary: On December 2 and 12, emboffs delivered reftel demarche talking points to MFA officers handling UN affairs. MFA officials said they could not provide an advance decision of Sweden's vote on the UNGA resolutions with Anti-Israel Bias, but noted Sweden's abstention of the three key reso [...] |
2008-12-15 11:01:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM833 |
SWEDEN INDICATES CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR UN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-15 11:02:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA KDEM |
| 08STOCKHOLM835 |
SWEDEN NOT LIKELY TO DONATE TO PAKISTAN-ONLY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-15 15:37:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN AF PK SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM836 |
STOCKHOLM: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel. 2. (C) Has Sweden worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- Since 1996, Sweden's Cuba policy has been to support democratic development and respect for human rights in Cuba throu [...] |
2008-12-16 17:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM84 |
SWEDISH MFA ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE AND ESDP MISSION [...] (C) The Swedish position on Kosovo recognition appears to be starting to move in a positive direction. Sweden supported the January 30 approval of an ESDP mission. MFA contacts tell us Sweden will likely join in recognizing Kosovo, but would prefer for this to occur with substantial EU unity [...] |
2008-02-01 16:20:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW YI |
| 08STOCKHOLM841 |
SWEDISH MFA ON EU DISCUSSION OF CONGO, SOUTH ASIA, [...] (C) On December 17, Poloffs met with Axel Wernhoff, Deputy Head of the Division for European Affairs at the MFA. Wernhoff said: -- The EU will increasingly focus on Afghanistan in 2009 and understands that a "regional approach" is needed to deal with the Afghan-Pakistani border; -- FM Bil [...] |
2008-12-18 10:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU AF PK CG CF SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM842 |
ASSISTANCE TO NICARAGUA FOLLOWING FRAUDULENT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-18 12:49:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL |
| 08STOCKHOLM844 |
SYRIA AND IAEA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-19 09:13:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA TRGY SY SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM846 |
SWEDISH PARLIAMENT APPROVED TROOP INCREASE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-19 12:46:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM848 |
SWEDEN: OPPOSITION GEARS UP FOR 2010 ELECTION [...] (C) The opposition Social Democrats (SDP), Green Party, and Left Party (formerly the Communist Party) announced in early December the formation of the &Red-Green Coalition8 for the 2010 parliamentary elections after weeks of intense negotiations. In forming the first-ever coalition bloc invol [...] |
2008-12-19 13:08:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM849 |
VIOLENT UNREST OVER VACATED SWEDISH MOSQUE [...] (U) Summary: In an immigrant neighborhood in Malmo, on December 15, police forcibly vacated three Muslim protesters for illegally squatting in an office space formerly used as an Islamic cultural center for 15 years. The youth were protesting the decision by city officials not to renew the lea [...] |
2008-12-19 13:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINR PGOV KISL SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM850 |
STOCKHOLM SWEDEN WHITE POWDER INCIDENT 12/17/2008 [...] (SBU) On December 17, 2008, local embassy staff (LES) managing the incoming mail notified ARSO that they had intercepted two suspicious envelopes addressed to the US Embassy Stockholm, one originating from Texas and the other from Sweden. Mail room staff had previously been notified of the in [...] |
2008-12-22 11:41:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM854 |
DEMARCHE: WORKING WITH THE EU TO IMPROVE BURMA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-22 15:44:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV BM SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM855 |
TERRORISM FINANCE DEMARCHE ON LASHKAR-E-TAYYIBA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-22 15:48:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC PK SW |
| 08STOCKHOLM857 |
"EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED" DURING SWEDEN'S EU [...] (SBU) Summary: Sweden has about six months before it assumes the EU presidency on July 1, 2009, but the government is already in overdrive preparing policy goals and restructuring governmental offices. EUR/ERA Director Bill Lucas visited Stockholm on December 4-5 to discuss priorities for th [...] |
2008-12-23 11:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV INR EU SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM1 |
Media Reaction - Foreign Minister Carl Bildt op-ed [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-02 14:53:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PREF EUN SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM105 |
SWEDEN'S EU PRESIDENCY: MIGRATION MINISTER ON [...] (C) Summary: On February 11, Swedish Minister of Migration Tobias Billstrom discussed with us asylum and migration aspects of the "Stockholm Program." This is the planned five-year initiative that will replace the Hague Program and will aim to further harmonize EU asylum and migration policies [...] |
2009-02-13 16:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PINR EU SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM108 |
SWEDISH COURT ACQUITS LOCAL AL-AQSA HEAD ON [...] (U) On February 17, a Swedish court in the southern city of Malmo acquitted Khalid al-Yousef, head of the Stockholm-based al-Aqsa Spannmal Foundation, on charges of violating terrorist financing laws and violating sanctions laws. Al-Yousef had been accused of collecting nearly $500,000 throug [...] |
2009-02-18 07:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM11 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEW U.S. ARCTIC POLICY [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-09 14:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EWWT PBTS PHSA PREL SENV KGCC KPAO SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM110 |
STOCKHOLM ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (U) CRIME MOBILITY (INTO EMBOFF NEIGHBORHOODS): (B) CRIMINAL ELEMENTS GENERALLY CONCENTRATE THEIR ACTIVITIES IN HIGH-CRIME AREAS BUT SOMETIMES ENTER NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS TO BURGLARIZE RESIDENCES. Burglars in Sweden tend to capitalize on unoccupied houses in "low crime areas" during the cou [...] |
2009-02-18 12:27:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER |
| 09STOCKHOLM112 |
SWEDEN'S EU CORRESPONDENTS ON IRAN SANCTIONS, [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: In several meetings this month, the MFA EU Correspondent's Office has offered us their views on Iran sanctions, Belarus, Turkey's EU accession, and the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. On Iran, Sweden continues to raise concerns that "blanket" trade sanctio [...] |
2009-02-18 15:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENVT EU BO TU SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM113 |
EX GITMO DETAINEE GETS SWEDISH RESIDENCY ON APPEAL [...] (U) On February 18, the Swedish Migration Court, which hears appeals from petitioners unhappy with rulings from the autonomous Swedish Migration Board (SMB), granted permanent residency with refugee status to Adil Hakimjan, an ethnic Uighur and former Guantanamo detainee. The SMB denied Hakim [...] |
2009-02-18 16:56:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PHUM SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM119 |
STOCKHOLM'S ESTA IMPLEMENTATION (NOV 2008-FEB 2009) [...] Summary: The January 12, 2009 mandatory implementation of the ESTA program has proceeded smoothly in Sweden. Post's media outreach resulted in a series of ESTA-related articles in the national Swedish media, and this and other outreach efforts appear to have helped inform the public at-large [...] |
2009-02-20 12:56:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | CPAS CVIS CMGT PREL SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM12 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SWEDEN OPPOSES OPPOSING IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-09 15:11:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF EAID IR SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM122 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERD: DEMOCRACY IN MAURITANIA [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-20 15:13:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN MR PGOV PHUM PREL SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM124 |
SWEDISH AID MINISTER CARLSSON TO ATTEND SHARM [...] Swedish MFA Desk Officer for the Middle East, Maria Velasco Ullenhag, told us February 23, that Gunilla Carlsson, Minister for International Development Cooperation, will represent Sweden at the Sharm conference on March 2. Sweden is still reviewing the amount it will pledge at the conference [...] |
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