Anförande vid TUR-mässan
Anförande i Göteborg, Sverige We Swedes are a travelling people. This has been the case throughout history: from the Viking raids and adventurous Swedish journeys of discovery to emigration to America. And it is still true today. Some 60 years after the first charter plane took a small number of tourists from Bromma Airport to Mallorca's beaches, we Swedes are travelling like never before. We travel to our neighbouring countries. We travel to warmer climes. And the growing pr
The Trans-Arctic Agenda: Challenges of Development, Security, Cooperation
Anförande i Reykjavik, Island Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen. I am honoured to be here in Reykjavik and grateful for the opportunity to say a few words at this conference. The Artic has - as you know - become hot. By hot, I do not only refer to the effects of global warming. But also to the growing - or almost exploding - interest in the Artic that has come as a result of globalisation, climate change and advances in modern technology. There are two distinct
Anförande vid öppnandet av Stockholm universitets Institut för turkiska studier
Anförande i Stockholm, Sverige Your Majesty, Mr President, Your Excellencies, Rector (Astrid Söderbergh Widding), Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me true pleasure to be part of this opening ceremony of the Stockholm University Institute for Turkish Studies. With the Institute, yet another element is added to a bilateral relationship that is constantly expanding into new fields, and that has probably never been stronger than today. This morning, Minister Davutoglu and I signed