Prime Minister receives HM King Abdullah II of Jordan
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On Tuesday 7 October, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson received HM King Abdullah II of Jordan for a working lunch in Stockholm. Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi and Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard also took part in the meeting.
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Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson welcomed HM King Abdullah II for talks over lunch at Sager House.
Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden
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From the left: Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi, HM King Abdullah II of Jordan, Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard.
Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden
The lunch meeting focused on strengthening bilateral relations between Sweden and Jordan. The situation in the Middle East was also discussed.
“Jordan is an important partner to Sweden, and to the EU and NATO. This visit provided an opportunity to discuss the situation in the Middle East and how we can deepen our bilateral cooperation,” says Mr Kristersson.
