Sweden’s Fredrik Reinfeldt will be the nation’s first Prime Minister to visit Myanmar. The PM in accompany with Swedish Trade Minister Ewa Björling and other two business delegations, will arrive in Myanmar on Nov 12 before heading to Indonesia for Nov 13-14.
In Myanmar, a programme of diplomatic visits includes talks with President Thein Sein and Aung San Suu Kyi, along with the opening of a business seminar.
The agenda of the visit to Myanmar is potential for increased trade and investment between Sweden and Myanmar, the future of development cooperation, democracy issues and how to increase respect for human rights including the rights of ethnic minorities, an official report stated.
In Indonesia, Fredrik Reinfeldt will hold talks with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and meet the large Indonesian conglomerates ASTRA.
Issues expected to be discussed during the visit include economic and political developments in Indonesia and Sweden, as well as those in the regions of Asia and in Europe. In addition, bilateral relations will be discussed with a focus on trade, investment and innovation, and the further democratization, as well as climate change.
Details on both visits:
Myanmar
(Local time offset -5:30 hours)
Monday, November 12
10:00 Talks with Aung San Suu Kyi, her residence, Rangoon.
14:00 Talks with President U Thein Sein, the presidential palace, Naypyidaw.
15:00 Meeting with the Speaker of the House U Shwe Mann.
16:00 Meeting with the Speaker of the Senate, U Khin Aung Myint.
Tuesday, November 13
08:30 Meetings with focus on human rights with NGOs and various ethnic groups, Rangoon.
11:00 Opening Speaks at the Swedish-Burmese “Business Forum on Responsible Business and CSR”, Parkroyal Hotel, Yangon.
12:00 Visiting the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon.
Indonesia
(Local time offset -6 hours)
Tuesday, November 13
19:15 Meeting with the Human Rights Working Group Indonesia (HRWG), Jakarta.
Wednesday, November 14
9:00 Viewing ASTRA Group – PT Astra International, Jakarta.
10:45 Talks with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the Presidential Palace, Jakarta.
11:45 Joint press conference, Presidential Palace, Jakarta.
13:30 Opening Speaking at the roundtable with Indonesian and Swedish companies, Jakarta.
14:45 Visiting the national monument MONAS with Jakarta’s governor Joko Widodo.
