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New Swedish-British Bilateral Agreement
Sweden and the United Kingdom have signed a strategic partnership that includes cooperation in counter-terrorism and defence equipment export. The agreement strengthens the relations between the countries and comprises 60 points.
The signing of the strategic partnership is a follow-up to the Prime Minister's visit to London this summer. The Prime Minister and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak then decided to develop and sign a strategic bilateral partnership between the countries before the end of the year, according to the Prime Minister's Office.
– In the partnership, we strengthen the strong cooperation in defence and security, including by establishing new collaboration on counterterrorism and defence materiel export. This means we are strengthening our relationship with an important security policy partner. It is of great significance for the overall security in Europe, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in the press release.
– The agreement strengthens and accelerates our close cooperation over security, defence, research and innovation, energy, and trade, says Prime Minister Sunak on X (formerly Twitter).
In total, the partnership covers 60 points. The Prime Minister's Office states that it is a political declaration of intent that aligns with Sweden's EU legal obligations.
Among other things, it concerns defence materiel export and defence innovation, where the countries commit to cooperate in selling the JAS 39 Gripen E.
If you want to read the entire agreement, you can do so here.