Critical US visit to Sweden, Norway and Finland

In a written statement from the US Department of State, “Secretary Blinken will travel to Lulea, Sweden, May 29-31, and will be joined by US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Representative US Trade Minister Katherine Tai to Accelerate Global Clean Tech Transition, Responsible Russia, Ukraine To Chair 4th Meeting of US-EU Trade and Technology Council to Support Turkey and Increase Trade Cooperation and technology between the US and the EU.” It was said.

In the statement, it was noted that Blinken will also hold talks with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström.

The statement indicated that Minister Blinken will travel to Oslo, the capital of Norway, between May 31 and June 1, and that Blinken will attend an informal meeting with NATO Foreign Ministers to discuss preparations. for the NATO summit in Vilnius. here in July.

In addition to the NATO foreign ministers, the Swedish foreign minister was also invited to this meeting, the statement said.

The statement, which indicates that Blinken will hold talks with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt in Oslo, provided the following information about the minister’s visit to Finland:

“On June 1-2, Minister Blinken will travel to Helsinki, the capital of Finland, to highlight our strong bilateral relationship with our new NATO ally Finland. On Friday, the Minister will meet with the Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Pekka Haavisto. He will also deliver a speech in Helsinki on Friday, emphasizing that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine was a strategic failure, and outlining our efforts to defend Ukraine’s territory, sovereignty and democracy in order to achieve a just and lasting peace.” (AA)