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@TobiasBillstrom

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Förutvarande Sveriges utrikesminister/Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Detta konto är inte aktivt/This account is not active.

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Joined February 2009
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@TobiasBillstrom
Tobias Billström
18 hours
Stort tack för de trevliga orden, min vän @elinavaltonen Med såväl ett statsbesök som åtskilliga besök och resor har vi åstadkommit mycket å Sveriges och Finlands gemensamma vägnar. Vi är verkligen de närmaste av vänner och numera också militära allierade. Våra länders
@elinavaltonen
Elina Valtonen
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Min vän, @tobiasbillstrom . Tack för samarbetet och vänskapen. Sverige är och förblir Finlands närmaste partner. Det har varit en glädje att tillsammans med dig arbeta för ett svenskt Nato-medlemskap. Jag önskar dig all lycka i fortsättningen! 🇫🇮🇸🇪
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@TobiasBillstrom
Tobias Billström
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Dear @DmytroKuleba Thanks for a good partnership and for all your hard work as the Foreign Minister of Ukraine. You have done a service to your country which has been invaluable and I feel proud to have been both a colleague and friend. I wish you all the best in your future
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@TobiasBillstrom
Tobias Billström
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Thanks dear @Odobes1Luminita for these kind words. I have enjoyed working with you and your support during Sweden’s Nato-process was steadfast and important. Best of luck! 🇸🇪💙 🇷🇴
@Odobes1Luminita
Luminita Odobescu
5 days
It has been a great pleasure working closely with you, @TobiasBillstrom . You have been a trustworthy partner during these challenging times. I wish you all the best for the future and assure you that you will always have a good friend in 🇷🇴 Romania.
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@TobiasBillstrom
Tobias Billström
4 days
Thank you Ambassador Erik Ramanathan @USAmbSweden for being an excellent representative of the USA 🇺🇸 in Sweden and for all your hard work towards Sweden’s entry into Nato as an Ally. 🇸🇪💙🇺🇸
@USAmbSweden
Ambassador Erik Ramanathan
6 days
Thank you, Foreign Minister Billström ( @TobiasBillstrom ), for your dedicated service and exceptional cooperation over the past several years. Your leadership, particularly in guiding Sweden’s successful NATO accession, has enhanced our shared efforts to increase global security,
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@TobiasBillstrom
Tobias Billström
5 days
Félicitations, warmest congratulations dear @MichelBarnier on the appointment as Prime Minister of France. I am honoured to have served together in the EPP Presidency and to call you a friend. 🇸🇪💙🇫🇷
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@TobiasBillstrom
Tobias Billström
5 days
Tack så mycket för dessa år tillsammans i tjänsten @PlJonson Det har blivit många produktiva möten och framträdanden ihop och det har varit kul att jobba med en så klok och kompetent kollega, inte minst i Nato-processen och i stödet till Ukraina. Keep up the good work! ⭐️🇸🇪
@PlJonson
Pål Jonson
5 days
Varmt tack för ett utomordentligt gott samarbete @tobiasbillstrom och framförallt för det viktiga arbete du gjort för svensk utrikespolitik. Vid sidan av Nato-processen vill jag särskilt lyfta fram ditt ledarskap kopplat till (1/2)
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@TobiasBillstrom
Tobias Billström
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Thank you very much for the kind words about me and our cooperation, dear Sviatlana @Tsihanouskaya and let me assure you of my support to you and for the freedom and democracy of the people of Belarus, be it in or out of office.
@Tsihanouskaya
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
5 days
Thank you, dear @TobiasBillstrom , for being a true friend of democratic #Belarus . Your leadership in championing human rights & freedom globally has been deeply inspiring. You will be greatly missed as 🇸🇪's Foreign Minister. I wish you every success in your future endeavors!
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@TobiasBillstrom
Tobias Billström
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Thanks @GLandsbergis for good cooperation and friendship and for our joint efforts to support Ukraine 🇺🇦 You have been a good and trusted partner. 🇸🇪💙🇱🇹
@GLandsbergis
Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹
6 days
I am genuinely sad to see @TobiasBillstrom leave politics. We had some great times working together and I will be missing his words of advice. I am sure he will dedicate himself to his next career as faithfully as he did to this one, and will have just as much success.
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@TobiasBillstrom
Tobias Billström
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Thanks @thordiskolbrun for very good cooperation over the years and for good friendship. And for your kind words below! 🇸🇪💙 🇮🇸
@thordiskolbrun
Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir🇮🇸
6 days
Through historic times for Europe it’s important to have good people in leaders position. @TobiasBillstrom is an excample of that. It has been a true pleasure to work with you. Sweden, and the NB8 family, have been lucky to have you and so have the supporters of the rules based
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@TobiasBillstrom
Tobias Billström
7 days
Det är med en blandning av vemod och stolthet som jag idag har meddelat statsministern att jag i samband med riksdagens öppnande på tisdag lämnar posten som utrikesminister.    Det har inte varit ett enkelt beslut men något som jag har tänkt på och processat under en tid. Jag har
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@TobiasBillstrom
Tobias Billström
15 days
Alltid ett sant nöje att få välkomna min kollega Finlands utrikesminister @elinavaltonen till Sverige. Denna gång till vårt chefsmöte på UD. Imorgon beger jag mig till Helsingfors/Helsinki för att möta de finska ambassadörerna. Det finns inget starkare band än det mellan Sverige
@Utrikesdep
Utrikesdepartementet
15 days
Samarbetet mellan 🇸🇪 och 🇫🇮 fortsätter att fördjupas. Finlands utrikesminister @elinavaltonen deltog igår vid det svenska årliga ambassadörsmötet i Stockholm. Imorgon är det @tobiasbillstroms tur att i motsvarande möte träffa Finlands samlade ambassadörer i Helsingfors.
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@TobiasBillstrom
Tobias Billström
18 days
Today Ukraine celebrates 33 years of independence from the Soviet Union. Ukraines fight for freedom and a place in the European family will always endure the support of Sweden. Your fight is ours. Slava Ukraini! 🇸🇪💙🇺🇦 Some pics of Ukrainian soldiers visiting Sweden for
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@TobiasBillstrom
Tobias Billström
20 days
Looking forward to this event! And to welcome my colleague Finland’s Foreign Minister @elinavaltonen to Stockholm for the Annual Meeting of Heads of Swedish Missions. 🇸🇪💙🇫🇮
@Ulkoministerio
MFA Finland 🇫🇮
21 days
Heads of Finland’s missions abroad and foreign policy leaders will meet at the Annual Meeting of Heads of Mission in Helsinki on 26–28 August. Sweden’s Foreign Minister Tobias Billström has been invited as guest speaker to the meeting. Read more ⬇️
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Tobias Billström
20 days
Sweden welcomes #Ukraine ’s 🇺🇦 steps to ratify the Rome Statute of the ICC. Important for ensuring accountability for the crimes committed as part of Russia’s aggression, and for bringing Ukraine closer to EU membership.
@DmytroKuleba
Dmytro Kuleba
21 days
Today, the Ukrainian Parliament ratified the Rome Statute. Ukraine has become the 125th member of the International Criminal Court @IntlCrimCourt . This has been a long journey full of challenges, myths, and fears. None of them have been true. And today, we are finally there,
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@TobiasBillstrom
Tobias Billström
22 days
Here is the entire interview that I did with @dwnews during the trip to West Africa with the Nordic Foreign Ministers last week. Touching upon many subjects of importance but 🇺🇦 being in the forefront.
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@TobiasBillstrom
Tobias Billström
22 days
Made an interview with @dwnews last week during trip to West Africa. Seem to be appreciated.
@Maks_NAFO_FELLA
MAKS 24 🇺🇦👀
23 days
🇸🇪🇺🇦 "We [Sweden] have never put any restrictions on the weapons that we have delivered to Ukraine, and we do not intend to do it now. And Ukraine has put those weapons to good use", - Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström.
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@TobiasBillstrom
Tobias Billström
26 days
Important to address the decisions taken by Hungary regarding Russian and Belarusian citizens. Easing their entry into Schengen is a matter of grave concern. The Nordic-Baltic Ministers for Foreign Affairs and for Migration has called on Commissioner @YlvaJohansson on this topic.
@MariaStenergard
Maria M Stenergard
26 days
At the initiative of @TobiasBillstrom and myself, the Nordic-Baltic foreign and migration ministers have written to Commissioner @YlvaJohansson to express concern over Hungary's decision to ease entry for Russian and Belarusian citizens.
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@TobiasBillstrom
Tobias Billström
27 days
The N5 ⭐️🇸🇪🇩🇰🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴 ⭐️ really enjoyed engaging in discusssions with you Foreign Minister @AyorkorBotchwey on how to strengthen our already strong ties with Ghana 🇬🇭 and advance trade & investments as well as partnerships in security and multilateralism.
@AyorkorBotchwey
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey
27 days
This morning I held meaningful discussions with a delegation from the Nordic Region, comprising of the Foreign Ministers of Sweden @TobiasBillstrom , Denmark @larsloekke , Finland @elinavaltonen , Iceland @thordiskolbrun & State Secretary of Norway @NorwayMFA
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@TobiasBillstrom
Tobias Billström
27 days
It was a real pleasure to visit @coenatolin during my trip to Poland 🇵🇱 and give the lecture and thanks for the interesting questions. ⭐️
@coenatolin
College of Europe in Natolin
28 days
This time, in our series “Three Questions to ...”, we had the pleasure of interviewing Mr @TobiasBillstrom , Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, who visited the College of Europe in Natolin to deliver a lecture on the future of Sweden’s foreign policy. Despite his busy
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@TobiasBillstrom
Tobias Billström
28 days
Very good meeting yesterday in Nigeria 🇳🇬 between HE Foreign Minister @YusufTuggar and the Foreign Ministers of the Nordic 5: ⭐️🇸🇪🇩🇰🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴 ⭐️ We look forward to strengthen our already strong partnership with Nigeria on all levels: trade, digitalization and green transition but
@YusufTuggar
Hon. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar
28 days
Nigeria's relationship with the Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark) has evolved over decades, marked by diplomatic exchanges, trade, and strategic partnerships. These nations, known for their commitment to democracy, rule of law, and international
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