On January 20th, Ambassador Cui Aimin met with State Secretary Robert Rydberg at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Chief of Protocol Maria Lundqvist and relevant diplomats from the Embassy attended the meeting. 

Ambassador Cui said that friendship between China and Sweden is long-lasting. Mutual respect, equality and friendly cooperation is the mainstream of China-Sweden relations. The Chinese side is willing to work with the Swedish side to deepen practical and innovative cooperation in areas of business, science, education and culture, to deliver benefits to the two countries and peoples. He also expressed good wishes for success of the Swedish athletes in the Beijing 2022 Olympics. 

State Secretary Rydberg welcomed Ambassador Cui to Sweden, and said that Sweden adheres to the political position of the one-China principle and attaches importance to developing relations with China. He also said that the Swedish side is willing to enhance practical cooperation in various fields with China, especially in addressing climate change, and to promote greater development of Sweden-China relations.