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Ministers' Engagements Weeks 21-22 2009 2009 Press release 14 May 2009 Prime Minister's Office Ministers' engagements weeks 21-22 2009 Subject to change. For further information contact the Minister's press secretary. Related Press contacts Calendar for Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt Prime Minister's Office Calendar for Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt Calendar for Minister for Trade Ewa Björling Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt 18 May Travel in Sweden 20 May Party leader debate ahead of European Parliament election, Riksdag 25 May Travel in Sweden Ministry for Foreign Affairs Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt 18 May Participation in GAERC, Brussels Visit to Göteborg, Sweden 21 May Visit to Warsaw Visegrad Meeting 24-26 May ASEM, Hanoi 27-28 May Visit to Phnom Penh Minister for Trade Ewa Björling 18 May Visit to Göteborg, Sweden 19 May Visit to Almi Företagspartner (Almi Business Partner) 19 May Dialogue meeting on the export ban on Swedish snuff in the EU internal market 20 May Advisory Committee on EU Affairs, Riksdag Meeting with World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick at World Bank meeting, Helsinki 25 May Speech at Africa Day Seminar on Strategic Partnerships for African Development, Stockholm 27 May Main speaker and award presenter at SwedenBIO's Annual General Meeting 27 May Informal meeting with African ambassadors based in Stockholm on EPA negotiations 28 May Competitiveness Council, Brussels 29 May Visit to Tranås, Sweden 2007 Press release 01 June 2007 Ministry for Foreign Affairs Ministry of Health and Social Affairs International meeting on HIV and AIDS in Stockholm On 4-5 June an international workshop on HIV and AIDS will be held in Stockholm within the framework of ASEM cooperation. The meeting is being hosted by Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson and Minister for Elderly Care and Public Health Maria Larsson. The purpose of the meeting is to find avenues for concrete and practical cooperation, based on experience gained in Europe and Asia. The meeting will focus on preventive work - on how to avoid being infected - and focus specially on young people. Within the framework of international cooperation to combat the AIDS epidemic undertakings have been made to take preventive action and to satisfy care needs. However, much remains to be done as regards practical implementation. The meeting in Stockholm is about preventive work and structural factors, which are crucial to prevent the spread of AIDS and safeguard respect for human rights. The first day of the meeting will consist of field visits to various organisations and activities in Sweden to show how we work with HIV and AIDS here. The idea is to start up a discussion about whether the Swedish model in this area is applicable to Asia. Time and place: Ms Carlsson and Ms Larsson will be available to meet the media at around 09.00 on Tuesday 5 June after their opening addresses. Place: Nalen, Regeringsgatan 74, Stockholm -------- ASEM is a forum for dialogue and cooperation between EU Member States, the European Commission and sixteen countries in Asia and the ASEAN Secretariat that discusses economic, social and cultural issues in order to strengthen cooperation between the two regions. The meeting on 4-5 June is being arranged by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Sida and the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare. It is a follow-up of the first ASEM meeting on HIV and AIDS that was held in November 2005 in Ho Chi Minh City. Around 100 expert delegates from Europe and Asia will participate in the meeting. The programme includes study visits, panel discussions and interactive sessions. Contact Mikael Östlund Niclas Thorselius Press Secretary to Maria Larsson Lennarth Hjelmåker Ambassador +46 8 405 17 01 Hillevi Ekberg HIV/AIDS Secretariat Sida + 46 8 698 54 37.
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