PM meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan L枚fven: 16 November 2017
Prime Minister Theresa May met Swedish Prime Minister Stefan L枚fven ahead of the Gothenburg Social Summit.
A Downing Street spokesperson said:
鈥淚n advance of the Gothenburg Social Summit, Prime Minister Theresa May held a bilateral meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan L枚fven.
鈥淧M May began by thanking PM L枚fven for hosting tomorrow鈥檚 important summit, which gathers together heads of State and government, social partners and other key players to work together to promote fair jobs and growth.
鈥淥n Brexit, the two leaders discussed the progress made so far in the negotiations on citizens鈥� rights, Northern Ireland and the financial settlement.
鈥淧M May reiterated her wish for the UK to have the smoothest possible exit from the EU followed by a deep and special partnership.
鈥淏oth leaders said they wanted to see further positive discussions ahead of the December European Council.
鈥淧M L枚fven said that, post Brexit, he wanted strong UK/Swedish relations as well as a strong relationship between Britain and the EU.
鈥淢rs May welcomed the deepening of the close defence and security cooperation between the two countries, including in the Baltic region.
鈥淭he leaders spoke about working together to tackle terrorism, including the importance of internet and social media companies automatically removing terrorist content.
鈥淭he leaders also discussed how important it is for the EU to continue to have a firm and unified position on Russia.鈥�