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Between 18 October 2022 and 10 September 2024, he was Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Prime Minister taking part in global democracy summit
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The second Summit for Democracy is taking place on 29–30 March. Sweden is represented at the virtual summit and several side events by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström, Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell and Minister for Culture Parisa Liljestrand.
In addition to delivering a national address, Mr Kristersson is taking part in a plenary session on how democracy strengthens institutions. French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President of the Republic of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema are also participating in the panel.
Sweden is hosting several side events in both Washington DC and Lusaka in connection with the Summit, with a focus on research showing how democracies outperform autocracies and the link between democracy and gender equality.
At the Summit, the participating countries will also present the commitments made at the first Summit for Democracy in 2021 and adopt a joint declaration.
Regional summits will also be held in Costa Rica, the Netherlands, South Korea, Zambia and the United States. Sweden will be represented by Ms Liljestrand, who will virtually attend a meeting in The Hague, Netherlands on media freedom.
Press contact
Press Secretary to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson
Phone (switchboard) +46 8 405 10 00
Mobile +46 76 128 61 69
email to Hanna Strömberg
Press Secretary to Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström
Phone (switchboard) +46 8 405 10 00
Press Secretary to Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell
Phone (switchboard) +46 8 405 10 00
Press Secretary to Minister for Culture Parisa Liljestrand
Phone (switchboard) +46 8 405 10 00
Mobile +46 76 112 78 19
email to Sara E. Persson
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The Summit for Democracy
The first Summit for Democracy, a US presidential initiative, took place in December 2021. A total of 111 countries around the world were invited to the meeting, which aimed to convene and strengthen democracies to tackle global democratic backsliding. The initiative constituted the start of a ‘Year of Action’, during which the participating countries committed to strengthen democracy both domestically and internationally. As part of the initiative, Sweden has been engaged as co-chair of a partnership on gender equality and democracy. At the second Summit on 29–30 March 2023, the participating countries will report on the implementation of their commitments.
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