The Prime Minister thanks Stoltenberg for his "immensely hard work, support, and commitment to Swedish NATO membership." Kristersson states that Sweden has unique capabilities in all domains that Sweden can contribute to NATO.
The Prime Minister continues to explain that the conversation touched on the protection of underwater infrastructure in general and the damage to the telecommunications cable running between Estonia and Sweden on the Baltic Sea floor.
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg opens his address by extending his condolences to the Swedish people and the victims' families following the terrorist attack in Brussels.
He continues by providing an overview of the changes Sweden has made in response to Turkish demands ahead of its approval of the Swedish membership application to NATO. Furthermore, he states that it is high time for Sweden to become a member and that Swedish membership will strengthen NATO.
Regarding this year's NATO-Industry Forum, Stoltenberg emphasises that the fact it is being held in Stockholm is a sign of how closely Sweden stands with the defence alliance. He further points out that the war in Ukraine has depleted Western arms depots, which is why a joint effort to increase the production of defence materiel is so important.
In response to a question from SVT about what the Swedish defence industry can contribute to NATO, Stoltenberg replies that Sweden's defence industry is one of the reasons why Swedish membership is so beneficial for the alliance. He describes the industry as "competent, strong, and high-tech in several defence branches," and the advantage of membership is that Swedish products can be integrated even more into NATO.