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Japan’s Minister of Defense visits Sweden
Published · Press release from Pål Jonson, Ministry of Defence
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Focus on security and cooperation when Japan’s Minister of Defense visited Sweden
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Mr Jonson and Mr Kihara on board a combat vessel operated by the Swedish Armed Forces.
Photo: Stina Gullander/Government Offices of Sweden
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Honorary guard welcoming the two ministers.
Photo: Stina Gullander/Government Offices of Sweden
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The ministers at the meeting.
Photo: Stina Gullander/Government Offices of Sweden
The security situation has deteriorated in both the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions in recent years. When Japan’s Minister of Defense Minoru Kihara met with Sweden’s Minister for Defence Pål Jonson in Stockholm on 25 July, discussions included deepened cooperation to tackle these challenges.
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New report on the situation of Ukrainians in Sweden
Minister for Migration Maria Malmer Stenergard presented the report on the situation of Ukrainians in Sweden for media. Foto: Magnus Liljegren/Government Offices In the first half of 2023, the Government tasked the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) with conducting a survey aimed at people who have fled to Sweden from Ukraine. The Government has now received a follow-up report, which shows positive developments in almost all areas.
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Sweden has taken part in NATO Summit for the first time as full member
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U.S. President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
Photo: NATO
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NATO Summit in Washington DC on 9–11 July 2024.
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer.
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Minister for Defence Pål Jonson, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III.
Photo: Tom Samuelsson/Government Offices
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Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
Photo: NATO
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NATO Summit in Washington DC on 9–11 July 2024.
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On 9–11 July, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson took part in the NATO Summit in Washington DC together with Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström and Minister for Defence Pål Jonson. The member states agreed on new support to Ukraine and measures to strengthen NATO’s capability for deterrence and defence. NATO also celebrated its 75th anniversary during the summit.
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Advisory against travel to Lebanon
Since October 2023, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs has advised against all travel to Lebanon. The Ministry also urges all Swedes who are currently in the country to leave as soon as possible.
Sweden’s national security – for a safer and more secure Sweden in uncertain times
The Government has adopted Sweden’s new national security strategy, which includes five guiding principles for management of Sweden’s security. It constitutes the framework for the Government’s work on national security until 2030.
The Government adopts Sweden's first defence and security space strategy
“With this strategy, we are strengthening the defence and security dimension of space policy so that Sweden is better postured to meet the challenges in space and to use space for defence and security,” says Minister for Defence Pål Jonson.
Sweden's new migration policy
Sweden’s migration policy is undergoing a paradigm shift. The Government is intensifying its efforts to reduce, in full compliance with Sweden’s international commitments, the number of migrants coming irregularly to Sweden. Labour immigration fraud and abuses must be stopped and the ‘shadow society’ combated
