Pakistan, Sweden agree to deepen bilateral cooperation

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar, who is on official visit to Sweden, met Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell in Stockholm.

During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and exchanged views on enhancing cooperation in renewable energy, sustainable technologies, information and computer technology, export of skilled labour and rehabilitation and development.

MOS @HinaRKhar met Swedish Minister for Int’l Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade @JohanForssell. They Reviewed bilateral relations & exchanged views on enhancing cooperation in renewable energy, sustainable technologies, ICT, export of skilled labour and R&D.

🇵🇰🤝🇸🇪 pic.twitter.com/SK2g476Slu

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) June 9, 2023

Hina Rabbani Khar also met First Deputy Speaker at the Swedish Parliament (Riksdag) Kenneth G Forslund.

During the meeting, they discussed the bilateral relations as well as regional and global issues of mutual interest, Foreign Office Spokesperson posted on her Twitter handle.

They expressed desire to strengthen parliamentary ties between Pakistan and Sweden.

MOS @HinaRKhar met 🇩🇰’s Minister for Development Cooperation & Global Climate Policy @DanJoergensen at @DanishMFA today. They discussed bilateral Green Engagement Framework Agreement & subsequent signing of Joint Action Plan b/w 🇵🇰 & 🇩🇰 & agreed that it was a win-win cooperation. pic.twitter.com/G9q27M6a1O

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) June 9, 2023

MoS @HinaRKhar met with 🇩🇰ish Member of Parliament, @RasmusPrehn at 🇩🇰ish @folketinget today.

They discussed the role of parliaments and importance of parliamentary exchanges in promoting G2G and B2B relations b/w 🇵🇰 & 🇩🇰. pic.twitter.com/koYxCuZxKh

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) June 9, 2023

Meanwhile, senior officials of leading Sweden-based international companies also called on Hina Rabbani Khar in Stockholm.

She appreciated their investments in Pakistan and discussed possibilities of further collaboration. The Minister of State assured them of Pakistan's full support.

Those who met the Minister of State included Vice President for Food Development Rafael Fabrega, Managing Director of TetraPak Awais Bin Nasim, Chief Financial Officer of Seamless Distribution Systems Martin Schedin, Chief Information Officer of Tundra Fonder Mattias Martinsson and CEO Ahlens AB Ayad Al-Saffar.

MoS @HinaRKhar met @sumuvuori, Finland's State Secretary of Foreign Affairs in Helsinki.They
-Appreciated🇵🇰🇫🇮partnership,esp. in education & vocational training
-Emphasized need for bil. collab in GreenEnergy
-Exchanged views on🌍issues of mutual interest@Ulkoministerio @weerola pic.twitter.com/ryC1apA5mJ

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) June 9, 2023