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Suurlähettiläskokous

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen and Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström during their joint press confrence in Helsinki on August 28, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Suurlähettiläskokous

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen (in the picture) and Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström during their joint press confrence in Helsinki on August 28, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Suurlähettiläskokous

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen and Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (in the picture) during their joint press confrence in Helsinki on August 28, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Suurlähettiläskokous

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen and Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström during their joint press confrence in Helsinki on August 28, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Suurlähettiläskokous

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen and Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström during their joint press confrence in Helsinki on August 28, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Heads of Finland's missions abroad - Annual Meeting

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström attends the Heads of Finland's missions abroad and foreign policy leaders Annual Meeting in Helsinki, Finland on August 28, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Heads of Finland's missions abroad - Annual Meeting

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström attends the Heads of Finland's missions abroad and foreign policy leaders Annual Meeting in Helsinki, Finland on August 28, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Heads of Finland's missions abroad - Annual Meeting

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström attends the Heads of Finland's missions abroad and foreign policy leaders Annual Meeting in Helsinki, Finland on August 28, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Heads of Finland's missions abroad - Annual Meeting

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (L) and Elina Valtonen Foreign Minister of Finland attend the Heads of Finland's missions abroad and foreign policy leaders Annual Meeting in Helsinki, Finland on August 28, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Heads of Finland's missions abroad - Annual Meeting

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (L) and Elina Valtonen Foreign Minister of Finland meet during the Heads of Finland's missions abroad and foreign policy leaders Annual Meeting in Helsinki, Finland on August 28, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Heads of Finland's missions abroad - Annual Meeting

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (L) and Elina Valtonen Foreign Minister of Finland meet during the Heads of Finland's missions abroad and foreign policy leaders Annual Meeting in Helsinki, Finland on August 28, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Heads of Finland's missions abroad - Annual Meeting

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (L) and Elina Valtonen Foreign Minister of Finland meet during the Heads of Finland's missions abroad and foreign policy leaders Annual Meeting in Helsinki, Finland on August 28, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Heads of Finland's missions abroad - Annual Meeting

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (L) and Elina Valtonen Foreign Minister of Finland meet during the Heads of Finland's missions abroad and foreign policy leaders Annual Meeting in Helsinki, Finland on August 28, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session

Foreign Ministers Tobias Billström of Sweden, Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir of Iceland, Margus Tsahkna of Estonia, Espen Barth Eide of Norway and Gabrielius Landsbergis of Lithuania and Elina Valtonen of Finland attend the Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session June 14, 2024 in Porvoo, Finland. The members of the Council are the Nordic countries, the Baltic states, Germany, Poland and the European Union. LEHTIKUVA / KIMMO PENTTINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Kimmo Penttinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session

Back row L-R: Managing Director Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, OSCE at European External Action Service Michael Siebert, Iceland's Foreign Minister Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir, Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, Denmark's Foreign Minister Jonas Bering Liisberg, Foreign Minister Baiba Braze of Latvia, General secretary Grzegorz Poznanski and Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis of Lithuania Front row L-R: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski of Poland, Margus Tsahkna of Estonia Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock of Germany and Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide of Norway pose for a family photo before the start of Foreign Ministers of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session June 14, 2024 in Porvoo, Finland...(Credit:Kimmo Penttinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session

Back row L-R: Managing Director Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, OSCE at European External Action Service Michael Siebert, Iceland's Foreign Minister Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir, Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, Denmark's Foreign Minister Jonas Bering Liisberg, Foreign Minister Baiba Braze of Latvia, General secretary Grzegorz Poznanski and Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis of Lithuania Front row L-R: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski of Poland, Margus Tsahkna of Estonia Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock of Germany and Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide of Norway pose for a family photo before the start of Foreign Ministers of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session June 14, 2024 in Porvoo, Finland...(Credit:Kimmo Penttinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session

Back row L-R: Managing Director Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, OSCE at European External Action Service Michael Siebert, Iceland's Foreign Minister Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir, Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, Denmark's Foreign Minister Jonas Bering Liisberg, Foreign Minister Baiba Braze of Latvia, General secretary Grzegorz Poznanski and Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis of Lithuania Front row L-R: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski of Poland, Margus Tsahkna of Estonia Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock of Germany and Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide of Norway pose for a family photo before the start of Foreign Ministers of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session June 14, 2024 in Porvoo, Finland...(Credit:Kimmo Penttinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen (L) and Foreign Minister Tobias Billström of Sweden talks before the start of Foreign Ministers of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session June 14, 2024 in Porvoo, Finland. The members of the Council are the Nordic countries, the Baltic states, Germany, Poland and the European Union. LEHTIKUVA / KIMMO PENTTINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Kimmo Penttinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Itämeren valtioiden ulkoministerit kokoontuvat Porvooseen

Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen of Finland greeting Foreign Minister Tobias Billström of Sweden. The Foreign Ministers of the Council of the Baltic Sea States convenes on June 13, 2024 in Porvoo, Finland. The members of the Council are the Nordic countries, the Baltic states, Germany, Poland and the European Union. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Itämeren valtioiden ulkoministerit kokoontuvat Porvooseen

Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen of Finland greeting Foreign Minister Tobias Billström of Sweden. The Foreign Ministers of the Council of the Baltic Sea States convenes on June 13, 2024 in Porvoo, Finland. The members of the Council are the Nordic countries, the Baltic states, Germany, Poland and the European Union. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Tasavallan presidentti Alexander Stubb isännöi vuoden 2024 Kultaranta-keskusteluja

Leading Researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs Katariina Mustasilta (left), President of the Republic Finland Alexander Stubb and Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström at the annual Kultaranta Talks -debate session on foreign and security policy at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland June 13, 2024. Kultaranta Talks are hosted by Finnish President Alexander Stubb and the theme for year 2024 talks of the foreign and security policy event is Resetting Europe in the Evolving World Order. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Tasavallan presidentti Alexander Stubb isännöi vuoden 2024 Kultaranta-keskusteluja

President of the Republic Finland Alexander Stubb greeting Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström at the annual Kultaranta Talks -debate session on foreign and security policy at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland June 13, 2024. Kultaranta Talks are hosted by Finnish President Alexander Stubb and the theme for year 2024 talks of the foreign and security policy event is Resetting Europe in the Evolving World Order. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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JORDAN-AMMAN-FM-SWEDEN-FM-MEETING-PRESS CONFERENCE

(240521) -- AMMAN, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi (R) shakes hands with Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom during their meeting in Amman, Jordan, on May 21, 2024. Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi condemned Israel's raid into the West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, which killed seven Palestinians and injured nine others. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

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JORDAN-AMMAN-FM-SWEDEN-FM-MEETING-PRESS CONFERENCE

(240521) -- AMMAN, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi (R) and Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom attend a joint press conference in Amman, Jordan, on May 21, 2024. Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi condemned Israel's raid into the West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, which killed seven Palestinians and injured nine others. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

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JORDAN-AMMAN-FM-SWEDEN-FM-MEETING-PRESS CONFERENCE

(240521) -- AMMAN, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom addresses a joint press conference with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi (not in the picture) in Amman, Jordan, on May 21, 2024. Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi condemned Israel's raid into the West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, which killed seven Palestinians and injured nine others. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

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JORDAN-AMMAN-FM-SWEDEN-FM-MEETING-PRESS CONFERENCE

(240521) -- AMMAN, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi (R) meets with Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom in Amman, Jordan, on May 21, 2024. Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi condemned Israel's raid into the West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, which killed seven Palestinians and injured nine others. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

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JORDAN-AMMAN-FM-SWEDEN-FM-MEETING-PRESS CONFERENCE

(240521) -- AMMAN, May 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi addresses a joint press conference with Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom (not in the picture) in Amman, Jordan, on May 21, 2024. Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi condemned Israel's raid into the West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, which killed seven Palestinians and injured nine others. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)

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Hanalys 2024 - Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström during press conference his Finnish counterpart (not in pic) at he event "Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU" arranged by Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in Espoo, Finland, on March 26, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hanalys 2024 - Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström during press conference his Finnish counterpart (not in pic) at he event "Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU" arranged by Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in Espoo, Finland, on March 26, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hanalys 2024 - Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen (right) and her Swedish counterpart Tobias Billström during press conference at he event "Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU" arranged by Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in Espoo, Finland, on March 26, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hanalys 2024 - Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen (right) and her Swedish counterpart Tobias Billström during press conference at he event "Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU" arranged by Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in Espoo, Finland, on March 26, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hanalys 2024 - Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen (left) and her Swedish counterpart Tobias Billström arrive to the press conference at he event "Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU" arranged by Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in Espoo, Finland, on March 26, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hanalys 2024 - Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen (left) and her Swedish counterpart Tobias Billström arrive to the press conference at he event "Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU" arranged by Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in Espoo, Finland, on March 26, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hanalys 2024 - Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen (right) and her Swedish counterpart Tobias Billström during press conference at he event "Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU" arranged by Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in Espoo, Finland, on March 26, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hanalys 2024 - Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen (right) and her Swedish counterpart Tobias Billström during press conference at he event "Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU" arranged by Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in Espoo, Finland, on March 26, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hanalys 2024 - Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström meeting his Finnish counterpart (not in pic) during the event "Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU" arranged by Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in Espoo, Finland, on March 26, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hanalys 2024 - Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström meeting his Finnish counterpart (not in pic) during the event "Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU" arranged by Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in Espoo, Finland, on March 26, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hanalys 2024 - Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen (right) and her Swedish counterpart Tobias Billström during the event "Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU" arranged by Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in Espoo, Finland, on March 26, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hanalys 2024 - Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen (right) and her Swedish counterpart Tobias Billström shaking hands during the event "Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU" arranged by Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in Espoo, Finland, on March 26, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hanalys 2024 - Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen (right) and her Swedish counterpart Tobias Billström shaking hands during the event "Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU" arranged by Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in Espoo, Finland, on March 26, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Hanalys 2024 - Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen (right) and her Swedish counterpart Tobias Billström meeting during the event "Finland, Sweden, and Ukraine in an Expanded EU" arranged by Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in Espoo, Finland, on March 26, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Princess Victoria At Sweden’s Entry To NATO Ceremony - Brussels

Handout photo dated March 11, 2024 shows Singing the Swedish national anthem with Pål Jonson (Minister of Defence of Sweden) and Tobias Billström (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden) in Brussels, Belgium. Crown Princess Victoria was in Brussels Monday to mark Sweden's entry into NATO, representing her father the King while he's away on a State Visit to Mexico. Photo by NATO via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sweden Joins NATO - Washington

Handout photo shows Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (center) and Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom, speaks during the NATO ratification ceremony at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., as Sweden formally joins the North Atlantic alliance, on March 7, 2024. Official State Department Photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sweden Joins NATO - Washington

Handout photo shows Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland meets with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (center) and Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom during the NATO ratification ceremony at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., as Sweden formally joins the North Atlantic alliance, on March 7, 2024. Official State Department Photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sweden Joins NATO - Washington

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom at the Department of State in Washington, DC, USA, March 7, 2024. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sweden Joins NATO - Washington

Handout photo shows Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (at podium) and Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom, during the NATO ratification ceremony at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., as Sweden formally joins the North Atlantic alliance, on March 7, 2024. Official State Department Photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sweden Joins NATO - Washington

Handout photo shows Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristerssonm (center) and Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom during the NATO ratification ceremony at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., as Sweden formally joins the North Atlantic alliance, on March 7, 2024. Official State Department Photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sweden Joins NATO - Washington

Handout photo shows Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristerssonm left and Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom during the NATO ratification ceremony at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., as Sweden formally joins the North Atlantic alliance, on March 7, 2024. Official State Department Photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sweden Joins NATO - Washington

Handout photo shows Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristerssonm left and Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom during the NATO ratification ceremony at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., as Sweden formally joins the North Atlantic alliance, on March 7, 2024. Official State Department Photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sweden Joins NATO - Washington

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom at the Department of State in Washington, DC, USA, March 7, 2024. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM