On 20-26 September, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt, Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson, Minister for the Environment Andreas Carlgren and Minister for Trade Ewa Björling are in New York to attend meetings in connection with the opening of the UN General Assembly, UNGA.

During the UNGA week, political leaders from all over the world gather in New York, where the UN General Assembly traditionally opens its working session in September. The meeting agenda includes a great number of meetings for the Swedish EU Presidency. On 22 September, the heads of state and government will meet for a climate summit in order to pick up the pace ahead of the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen in December. The UN General Assembly opens on 23 September and Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt will give a speech on behalf of the EU.

The Swedish ministers will chair a great number of bilateral meetings, as well as Troika meetings, in their capacity as representatives of the EU Presidency. The agenda includes meetings held on foreign minister level between the EU and the USA and the EU and Russia. Carl Bildt will also be leading Troika meetings with Japan, India, Ukraine, Iraq and the Palestinian Authority, among others.

Gunilla Carlsson will be leading Troika meetings with Cuba among others, and will participate in bilateral meetings with organisations such as UNAIDS and UNHCR. 

See excerpts from the programme below. For further details on press activities in connection with the ministers' meetings, please contact the relevant minister’s press secretary or the Press Counsellor in New York.

Programme points:

20 September
Andreas Carlgren participates in the Greenland Dialogue; the preparatory international climate negotiations ahead of COP15 in December.

21 September
Fredrik Reinfeldt, Carl Bildt and Andreas Carlgren attend bilateral meetings.
Fredrik Reinfeldt, together with the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso, hosts the preparatory dinner ahead of the Climate Summit taking place on the following day.

22 September
Fredrik Reinfeldt, Carl Bildt, Gunilla Carlsson and Andreas Carlgren attend the UN Climate Summit
Carl Bildt participates in the bilateral meeting of foreign ministers between the EU and the USA.

23 September
Fredrik Reinfeldt, Carl Bildt, Gunilla Carlsson and Andreas Carlgren attend the opening of the UN General Assembly.
Fredrik Reinfeldt and Carl Bildt participate in bilateral meetings.
Gunilla Carlsson and Andreas Carlgren participate in a climate meeting with African leaders.
Carl Bildt attends the G8 foreign ministers’ dinner.

24 September
Fredrik Reinfeldt and Carl Bildt participate in the Friends of Democratic Pakistan meeting.
Fredrik Reinfeldt travels to Pittsburgh to attend the G20 meeting.
Gunilla Carlsson participates in the UNRWA meeting.

25 September
Carl Bildt and Gunilla Carlsson participate in bilateral meetings.

26 September
Carl Bildt participates in meeting with the Quartet for the Middle East. Carl Bildt together with the other leaders of the Quartet (the EU, the USA, Russia and the UN) hold a joint press conference.