UN General Assembly
2022

When I signed our formal request for NATO membership, I noted the fundamental changes to our defence and security policy. But I also stressed the importance of the continuity of our ambitious global and multilateral foreign policy. That enduring global commitment is also reflected in the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy. Sweden will hold the presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first half of 2023. We look forward to further strengthening the EU’s global role and deepening cooperation with partners around the world. We will work to protect, promote and defend democratic principles, human rights and the rule of law. And we will reinforce the already solid EU-United Nations relationship in seeking multilateral solutions. We lend our full support to Denmark’s candidacy to serve as an elected member on the Security Council for the 2025- 2026 term. Its campaign message — equality, security, action — is a message from all the Nordic countries.