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Stockholm: Sri Lanka’s reconciliation process and bilateral relations were in the centre of discussions when Sri Lanka’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera met Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström Tuesday in Stockholm.
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera is visiting Sweden from 17-18 January 2017 at the invitation of his Swedish counterpart Minister Margot Wallström.
“Good discussions today with FM Samaraweera on Sri Lanka’s reconciliation process, bilateral cooperation, regional issues and much more,” Minister Wallström tweeted following the discussions.
With a view to broadening bilateral cooperation, Minister Samaraweera will participate in a round table discussion on the theme, ‘Smart Cities and Sustainable Development’ and in an interactive session with leading Swedish business houses, a Foreign Affairs Ministry statement said.
The discussion will include members of Business Sweden (the Swedish Trade and Investment Council), the Sri Lanka Sweden Business Council, as well as leading Swedish business companies in trade, food retail, automotive, energy and the cargo and transport sectors.
Minister Samaraweera will also meet Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for International Development Cooperation and Climate Isabella Lovin, Speaker of the Swedish Parliament Urban Ahlin and Minister for EU Affairs and Trade Ann Linde.
The Minister will conclude the visit with an address to participants at a Round Table to be held at the Institute for Development and Security Policy (ISDP) in Stockholm today.
It is the first State visit by a Sri Lanka leader to Sweden in over 30 years.
