As part of the celebrations, the secretary of state at the Polish MFA attended a concert of Swedish bassist Lars Danielsson and Polish pianist Leszek Możdżer, which opened the Stockholm Jazz Festival. The duo performance, described as “a great celebration of close cooperation – not just between two music stars, but also between Sweden and Poland,” was organised in cooperation with Polish embassy in Stockholm to mark the centenary of Polish-Swedish diplomatic relations.

While in Sweden, Deputy Minister Konrad Szymański also held consultations with Swedish Minister for European Union Affairs Hans Dahlgren. At the meeting, the officials discussed current EU agenda issues, namely the Multiannual Financial Framework, climate change and the future of the European Union in the context of a new institutional cycle. “There is a particular potential for cooperation between our two countries in such areas as single market, balance of the eurozone and the countries outside of it, as well as regional cooperation in the Baltic Sea basin,” noted Deputy Minister Szymański, adding that Poland’s and Sweden’s shared goal is to maintain strong ties with the United Kingdom after Brexit.

 

MFA Press Office