Sweden’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström will pay an official visit to Jaffna this weekend.
Ms Wallström will meet with Northern Province Chief Minister C V Wigneswaran as well as civil society activists. She will also visit an IDP camp housing displaced Tamils from across the North-East.
During her visit the foreign minister will also meet with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera, with the two due to hold a joint press conference on April 25, as well as Sri Lanka’s president and prime minister.
The foreign minster is being accompanied by a trade delegation, including representatives from Swedish companies Ericsson, Volvo, ABB, SAAB, Scania, AXIS Communication, and Icomera.
Before becoming the foreign minister Ms Wallström previously held the post of Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) on Sexual Violence in Conflict. She also previous served in Sri Lanka from 1998- 1999 as the Executive Vice-president, Worldview Global Media.
Ms Wallström will meet with Northern Province Chief Minister C V Wigneswaran as well as civil society activists. She will also visit an IDP camp housing displaced Tamils from across the North-East.
During her visit the foreign minister will also meet with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera, with the two due to hold a joint press conference on April 25, as well as Sri Lanka’s president and prime minister.
The foreign minster is being accompanied by a trade delegation, including representatives from Swedish companies Ericsson, Volvo, ABB, SAAB, Scania, AXIS Communication, and Icomera.
Before becoming the foreign minister Ms Wallström previously held the post of Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) on Sexual Violence in Conflict. She also previous served in Sri Lanka from 1998- 1999 as the Executive Vice-president, Worldview Global Media.