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In the News (Mon 16 Nov 09)

  
  Powell, Swedish Foreign Minister on U.S.-EU Meeting
Powell said he welcomed the recent offer by Greek Foreign Minister Yeoryios Papandreou to travel to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to help with the troubled situation on the border with Kosovo, and he mentioned that the EU is planning to move some observers into the region.
FOREIGN MINISTER LINDH: Thank you very much, and I would also like to say that we had very good discussions today, and I think that shows the transatlantic partnership is really vital on both sides of the Atlantic.
FOREIGN MINISTER LINDH: I can just add that we were in Ukraine on a troika visit from the EU two weeks ago, and we could clearly see that there is a very difficult situation.
www.usembassy.it /file2001_03/alia/a1030603.htm   (3556 words)

  
  "Minister Cowen to Establish Academic Fellowship in Memory of late Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh" - 02 April ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
During her time as President of the Council of EU Foreign Ministers and subsequently, she proved to be a strong advocate of EU engagement in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, as well as a keen supporter of links with NGOs and civil society in this context.
With the agreement of her family and the Swedish authorities, I am happy to announce my intention to establish an academic post graduate-level fellowship here in Ireland to be dedicated to the memory of Anna Lindh and which will focus on the role of the EU in conflict prevention and conflict resolution¡¨.
The Minister's announcement of an academic fellowship dedicated to the memory of the late Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh was made following consultations with the Lindh family and with the Swedish authorities.
foreignaffairs.gov.ie /information/display.asp?ID=1476   (742 words)

  
 Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Encyclopedia Article @ AllsFair.com (All's Fair)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs has existed in Sweden since 1809, its creation was a result of the constitutional Instrument of Government promulgated in the same year.
Until 1876 the office was called Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs, or Utrikesstatsminister, similar to the office of Prime Minister for Justice, or Justitiestatsminister.
In 1876 the office proper of Prime Minister of Sweden was created and at the same time the Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs was nominally demoted to a mere Minister.
www.allsfair.com /encyclopedia/Swedish_Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs   (331 words)

  
 Anna Lindh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A high point in her career came during the Swedish Presidency of the European Union during the first half of 2001, when she was Chairman of the Council of the European Union, carrying the responsibilities of representing the official foreign policy position for the European Union as a whole.
Travelling with the EU foreign and security policy spokesman Javier Solana in Macedonia during the Kosovo/Macedonian crisis, she negotiated an agreement that averted a civil war in the country.
Serbian prime minister Zoran Đinđić was assassinated on March 12, 2003 in front of the main Serbian government building, as he was arriving for a meeting with Anna Lindh, who was waiting for him at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, building just across the street.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anna_Lindh   (1682 words)

  
 RUSSIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IGOR IVANOV HOLDS TALKS WITH SWEDISH MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS LAILA FREIVALDS
The ministers discussed a number of topical issues in the development of reciprocally beneficial Russian-Swedish cooperation, expressed satisfaction with the intensity of bilateral political dialogue and noted the positive dynamics in trade-and-economic ties, particularly with respect to their investment component.
The talks' focus was a thorough exchange of views on the prospects for deepening the strategic partnership between Russia and the EU and for its reaching a new qualitative level in keeping with the decisions of the St. Petersburg and Rome Summits.
In relation to the interest shown by the Swedish minister for the situation in Chechnya necessary explanations were given to her.
www.ln.mid.ru /Bl.nsf/arh/5B72BEA7A6D42EAAC3256E4C00357378?OpenDocument   (457 words)

  
 Swedish foreign minister forced to resign after illegally using security services to close website showing Muhammad ...
Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds told a news conference she could not stay in the government in the "current situation." Prime Minister Goran Persson said Freivalds would be temporarily replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Bo Ringholm.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Laila Freivalds has denied that the Swedish government has exerted pressure on the web host.
He said that the Swedish government is expected to come under rebukes from the anti-Muslim groups on claims of freedom of expression.
www.militantislammonitor.org /article/id/1775   (1293 words)

  
 H.E. Mr. Jan Eliasson, President of the 60th session of the United Nations General Assembly
A veteran in the fields of diplomacy and foreign relations, from 1994 to 2000 Mr.
He served as Diplomatic Adviser to the Swedish Prime Minister from 1982 to 1983, and as Director General for Political Affairs in the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1983 to 1987.
Eliasson was an exchange student in the United States from 1957 to 1958 and graduated from the Swedish Naval Academy in 1962.
www.un.org /ga/president/60/office/president.html   (448 words)

  
 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: Swedish Foreign Minister supports signing of the Latvia-Russia border treaty
Minister Bildt emphasized that the Northern Europe, also owing to the Baltic states, is currently one of the most rapidly developing regions; however, all efforts must be made to continue the current development.
Foreign Minister Pabriks praised Sweden's co-operation in the sharing of common premises at the Embassy during the launching of a pilot project in India.
Foreign Minister Pabriks welcomed Sweden's decision on keeping the Baltic languages on its list of priority languages, and noted that this decision is particularly significant for such a small country as Latvia.
www.mfa.gov.lv /en/news/press-releases/2007/january/23-3   (423 words)

  
 The Government Offices including ministries
The task of the foreign service is to assist in realising the Governments overall goals in matters of foreign policy.
The Office for Administrative Affairs acts as a joint resource for the Government Offices and is responsible for administrative matters of a cross-ministerial nature.
Staff of the Permanent Representation are recruited from all the ministries and are engaged in pursuing Swedens standpoints on EU policies.
www.ud.se /inenglish   (446 words)

  
 Ministry of Foregn Affairs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Minister Mustafaj received the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, in Kosovo, Mr.
Minister Mustafaj received the Deputy-Prime Minister and Minsiter of Foreign Affairs of Luxemburg, Mr Jean Asselborn
Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Besnik Mustafaj received the Deputy-Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Luxemburg, Mr.
www.mfa.gov.al /english   (297 words)

  
 CSU Newsline - Swedish Student at Cal State Long Beach Earns Prestigious Sweden-America Research Fellowship   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Rebecca Hagstrom, a Swedish student earning her master's in biology at California State University, Long Beach, is studying the effects of environmentally-associated increases in female sex steroids in male flatfish of Southern California ocean waters.
Her research is funded for the 2005-06 academic year by a fellowship valued at 125,000 Swedish crowns ($15,000-$18,000) from the Sweden-American Foundation, one of Sweden's most prestigious scientific and cultural exchange organizations.
The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, founded by a former Swedish minister of foreign affairs, provided funds for her grant to the larger foundation.
www.calstate.edu /Newsline/2006/n20060206lb1.shtml   (647 words)

  
 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: Archive
During the meeting, the Latvian Foreign Minister invited Mr Rowe to ease the visa regime for the entry of Latvian citizens into Australia and made a call for the application of the same requirements which apply to the citizens of the "old" EU member states, i.e.
The document was drafted as a focused report on the development of sector policies and portraying the direction of the EU policy documents and draft acquis communautaire significant to Latvia during Finland's Presidency of the EU and the planned development during the German Presidency.
At the meeting, Minister Pabriks will present Foreign Ministry certificates of appreciation to a number of the representation's staff members – representatives of the Foreign Ministry for their contribution to the preparation of the declaration of the NATO Summit Riga and in the organisation of the Summit.
www.mfa.gov.lv /en/news/archive/?ub=1&page=7   (1060 words)

  
 Ichimusai's place
Minister of foreign affairs and mother Anna Lind died from the wounds she received when she was attacked with a knife yesterday.
She died this morning 05:29 from the injuries caused by the knife on the liver and several major blood vessels in the stomach region.
The Swedish foreign affairs minister Anna Lindh died early this morning.
www.ichimusai.org /index_20031129.html   (1599 words)

  
 Finland’s EU Presidency : Informal ministerial meeting: Gymnich (1-2 Sep 2006)
EU Foreign Ministers pose during the family photo session of the EU Foreign Affairs Ministerial Meeting (Gymnich) in Lappeenranta, South-Eastern Finland, on 1 September 2006.
European Union Foreign Ministers attend the first working session of the Informal ministerial meeting (Gymnich) in Lappeenranta, on 1 September 2006.
Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Erkki Tuomioja (r.), welcomes Luxembourg Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Jean Asselborn.
www.eu2006.fi /media_services/photos/meetings/en_GB/meeting_gymnich_010906   (509 words)

  
 NATO REVIEW 9402-3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
More than 60,000 Swedish troops have participated in peacekeeping activities from the Congo to the former Yugoslavia, and Sweden currently fields troops with UNPROFOR in Croatia, a joint Nordic battalion in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and a Nordic battalion group in Bosnia, including one company in Sarajevo.
To prepare for the deployment of the Nordic battalion in Bosnia, Swedish troops trained together with the Danes in Jutland last autumn and Danish tanks and F-16 fighters are training with the new Swedish battalion in Sweden this spring.
Sweden was an active participant in the delicate negotiations against the background of the Cold War which resulted in the Helsinki Final Act of 1975, as well as in the CSCE discussion of human rights later in the 1970s and in the 1980s.
www.nato.int /docu/review/1994/9402-3.htm   (2897 words)

  
 Death of Swedish Foreign Minister
I was saddened to learn that my Swedish counterpart, Anna Lindh, has died as a result of her injuries following a knife attack yesterday.
She was a highly respected and admired politician in Sweden who, first as Environment Minister and then as Foreign Minister since 1998, had been a strong advocate for her country.
It is noteworthy that she was attacked while unprotected and in a department store, freely mixing with Swedish citizens.
www.foreignminister.gov.au /releases/2003/fa113_03.html   (239 words)

  
 Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt is visiting London on 15-17 March.
On Wednesday, Minister for Foreign Trade Sten Tolgfors gave an address at the launch of the China Economic Research Center (CERC) at the Stockholm School of Economics.
We must also have the strength to criticise shortcomings in our own circle," writes Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt, who at the UN Human Rights Council called attention to the abuse of the civilian population in Darfur.
www.sweden.gov.se /sb/d/2059   (363 words)

  
 CNS - The Multilateral Nuclear Environmental Program in the Russian Federation (MNEPR)
Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Anna Lindh said at the signing ceremony that this agreement is an important step forward in international cooperation between Russia and its neighbors.
Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Ivanov remarked during the signing ceremony on the importance of identifying and reaching agreement on concrete projects.
Potential foreign aid donors not covered by the CTR Agreement appear unwilling to embark upon some of the projects to tackle terrorism if liability concerns are not addressed further.
cns.miis.edu /research/globpart/030604.htm   (1678 words)

  
 Swedish Minister Laila Freivalds visits Nordic Pavilion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The minister came to Japan to participate in the seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) of foreign ministers.
Freivalds had bilateral talks with the Japanese foreign minister and members of parliament.
She is the fifth Nordic Minister to visit the Nordic Pavilion since the opening on March 25.
www.nordicatexpo2005.org /object.php?obj=37d2774&base=37d2774   (118 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Hans Blix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Blix had previously been the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (1981-1997) and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden (1978-1981).
He chaired the Swedish Liberal Party's campaign during the 1980 Referendum on nuclear power.
In an interview on BBC TV on February 8, 2004, Dr. Blix accused the US and British governments of dramatising the threat of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, in order to strengthen the case for the 2003 war against the regime of Saddam Hussein.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Hans_Blix   (280 words)

  
 Movie Forums - Anna Lindh R.I.P. - The Murder of a Politician is a Murder of the People
The swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs Anna Lindh, was attacked and stabbed yesterday afternoon when she was out shopping.
She was a colorful individual in the european political sphere and always made an impression on all the people she met all over the world.
Anna Lindh was known for her openess with reporters and ordinary people but insisted at the same time in keeping her private life and her family life as normal as possible.
www.movieforums.com /community/printthread.php?t=5278   (895 words)

  
 Embassy of Sweden - Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs strongly condemns provocation by Swedish Extremist ...
In our country we have many Swedish citizens of Iraqi descent; therefore it is understandable that many Iraqis wish to visit their relatives or to reunite with family members in Sweden.
Swedish Thomas Lundgren, founder and co-owner of The One, furniture stores, was interviewed by Gulf News in its Friday Issue, 2 November 2006.
Swedish Minister for the Environment, Lena Sommestad, will be visiting Dubai 4-9 February 2006 to participate in an International Ministerial Conference on Chemicals Management, arranged by the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), as well as the 9th Special Session of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum.
www.swedenabroad.com /pages/news.asp?id=46209&expand=12081   (1991 words)

  
 Jan Eliasson Information
Jan Kenneth Eliasson (born 17 September 1940) is a Swedish diplomat with connections to the Social Democratic party.
In 1992 he was appointed the first Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs of the U.N. He was involved in operations in Somalia, Sudan, Mozambique and the Balkans.
He was announced the successor of Laila Freivalds as Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs at a press conference on March 27, 2006.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Jan_Eliasson   (445 words)

  
 CD Reports 2005
Minister Borys Tarasyuk of Ukraine, a country which once possessed the third largest nuclear arsenal, reaffirmed his country's faith in the NPT as "the cornerstone of the global non-proliferation regime and the essential foundation for the pursuit of nuclear disarmament."
Minister Kukan, while acknowledging that "a major breakthrough in the CD seems yet unlikely to happen soon," highlighted two "windows of opportunity" that should be seized: the NPT Review Conference and implementation of Security Council resolution 1540.
The Foreign Ministers of Australia, Chile, Indonesia, Norway, Romania, South Africa and the United Kingdom submitted a declaration and a joint proposal for the draft Outcome Document of the UN Summit concerning non-proliferation and disarmament to UN General Assembly President Jean Ping.
www.reachingcriticalwill.org /political/cd/speeches05/reports.html   (10966 words)

  
 Embassy of France in the US - France/Scandinavia
Apart from a few differences of opinion, particularly concerning the creation of a European Minister of Foreign Affairs, we are convinced that we have to go on seeking together a consensus on the basis of the guidelines proposed by the Praesidium.
THE MINISTER — Regardless of the reasons which may, at one moment or another, justify disagreements, what's important is to be able to talk about them frankly.
THE MINISTER — (...) Let me simply add to what I said just now that, on all these points which are currently under discussion, we have, basically, a fairly similar approach to those of our German and Russian friends and most of the members of the Security Council.
www.info-france-usa.org /news/statmnts/2003/france_sweden051603.asp   (1455 words)

  
 Report from Emily Greene Balch to Jane Addams, 1915
Sahle and the minister of foreign affairs Mr.
Knudson the prime minister a well-know pacifist as his wife was very ill; nevertheless he made an opportunity and invited us to come and speak with him.
The Swedish minister of foreign affairs is a powerful personality, an able man. The case appears to be that he desires to have the conference when peace comes to be made, held in Stockholm and that he would be glad to play a role in all this.
womhist.binghamton.edu /hague/doc13.htm   (1280 words)

  
 Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs resigns - Kavkazcenter.com
Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs resigns - Kavkazcenter.com
The Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Laila Freivalds, announced resignation from office on Tuesday.
The Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs has made several attempts to get the server shut down, but has always been turned down with the explanation, that the government can’t interfere in a matter belonging to jurisdiction.
www.kavkazcenter.com /eng/content/2006/03/21/4536.shtml   (423 words)

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