”the Prime minister will have a bilateral meeting with president Putin in connection with the conference,” writes the government in a press release.
– Exactly what the bilateral conversation will be about, I can’t go into it, but, of course, the prime minister to lift is important for the Swedish issues, ” says Gösta Brunnander, press secretary of the prime minister Stefan Löfven.
and Putin meeting will last is not yet determined when the program is not set, but it will be a private meeting between the prime minister and the Russian president.
the Prime minister will give the expressions for the Swedish tvåspårspolitik based on to engage in a critical dialogue with Russia, including the illegal annexation of Crimea, but Sweden have, of course, also interests that clearly involve the role of Russia in terms of climate change and trade, says Gösta Brunnander.
otherwise, several of the nordic countries to participate at a high level, including Norway’s prime minister Erna Solberg, to discuss sustainable growth in the arctic region.
the Questions that will be addressed are linked to climate change, but the meeting will also be an important opportunity to have political dialogue with Russia, according to the government.