Prime Minister Kallas will pay an official visit to Sweden with a business delegation

According to Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, the entire Baltic Sea region is safe, innovative and forward-looking. "It is easy and safe to do business here. Estonia wants to look for even more opportunities for cooperation with good friends," said Kallas. "The visit has been long planned and will focus on sustainability and green technologies, including smart cities, smart mobility and digitalisation. It is in these areas that the companies travelling with me aim to develop and intensify cooperation with Sweden," explained Kallas.

Prime Minister Kallas acknowledged that the visit to Sweden is taking place at a time when Sweden has just taken a historic step and decided to join NATO. "We fully support Sweden throughout the accession process. We are working closely with Sweden in addressing the threats and challenges we all face both as NATO Allies, and during the time of Sweden's accession to NATO process, " emphasized Kallas.

In addition to defense co-operation, additional opportunities to support Ukraine will be discussed at the bilateral meeting with the Swedish Prime Minister Andersson. "We must continue to provide assistance to Ukraine and work together to make military aggression as costly as possible for Russia. We also have a moral obligation to support Ukraine in their EU aspirations, "said Kallas. In addition, the meeting will address bilateral cooperation and energy and climate issues.

More details about the visit:

On Tuesday, 24 May, Prime Minister Kallas will be in Gothenburg and will open the Estonian-Swedish business seminar "The Future of Mobility and Transport" in the Lindholmen Science Park, where Estonian business delegation will have a business session with about 20 Swedish companies and organisations. In Lindholmen, the prime minister will also meet with representatives of Ericsson and AI Sweden. Kallas will also meet with members of the board of VOLVO Cars.

In Gothenburg, Kallas plans to visit the Ågrenska counselling and development centre for children and young people with disabilities and their families. At the Estonian House in Gothenburg, the prime minister will have a meeting with the local Estonian community.

On Wednesday, 25 May, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas will have a bilateral meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson in Stockholm. They will discuss NATO and defence cooperation issues and how to find more opportunities to support Ukraine. Closer bilateral and regional cooperation, as well as energy and climate issues, will also be discussed.

Kallas will also take part in a panel discussion at the Folk och Försvar (FoF) think tank focusing on defence and national security. The discussion will focus on security issues in the Baltic Sea region and will be introduced and moderated by Maud Holma von Heijne, Secretary-General of FoF. Other panelists are Jakob Hallgren, Director of the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, and Göran von Sydow, Director of the Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS). The debate, which will begin at 11.30 Tallinn time, can be watched here: https://folkochforsvar.se/event/security-in-the-baltic-sea-region-with-estonias-prime-minister/

A business lunch will also take place in Stockholm with the business executives from the major banks, telecom sector, industry and innovation.

The Estonian business delegation includes Estonian companies Auve Tech, AS Helmes, Axinom Eesti OÜ, Bercman Technologies, Bikeep, e-Pavement OÜ, Fusebox OÜ, H2Electro OÜ, Incap Electronics Estonia OÜ, Optimist Digital OÜ, PowerUP Fuel Cells OÜ, Proekspert AS, Ridango AS, Roofit Solar Energy, and Skeleton Technologies.

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