President Tharman to make 5-day state visit to Sweden as nations mark 60 years of ties值此两国建交60周年之际，泰国总统尚达曼将对瑞典进行为期5天的国事访问。
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will make a five-day state visit to Sweden from Oct 17 to 21.The visit follows Sweden King Carl XVI Gustaf's state visit to Singapore in November 2024, as the two countries mark 60 years of diplomatic relations."This will be the first state visit to Sweden by a Singapore President," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a...
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will make a five-day state visit to Sweden from Oct 17 to 21.
The visit follows Sweden King Carl XVI Gustaf's state visit to Singapore in November 2024, as the two countries mark 60 years of diplomatic relations.
"This will be the first state visit to Sweden by a Singapore President," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Friday (Oct 16) afternoon.
During his visit, President Tharman will travel to Stockholm and Gothenburg.
In Stockholm, he will be accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Royal Palace by the King and Queen Silvia, who will also host President Tharman to a state banquet.
Along with the King, President Tharman will engage with Swedish entrepreneurs and business leaders from various sectors, as well as Fryshuset, a Swedish non-profit organisation working on youth empowerment.
He is also scheduled to meet with Speaker of the Riksdag (Parliament) Andreas Norlen, other parliamentarians, and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
President Tharman will also deliver a lecture at the Stockholm City Council and attend a reception hosted for overseas Singaporeans in Sweden.
In Gothenburg, President Tharman and the King will visit the World of Volvo for an engagement with businesses on the future of transport. The two leaders will also visit the Chalmers University of Technology.
Vastra Gotland Governor Sten Tolgfors will also host the President for lunch.
President Tharman will be accompanied by his wife, Jane Ittogi Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli, Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Manpower Foo Cexiang, Members of Parliament Valerie Lee and Vikram Nair.
Business leaders and officials from the President’s Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Social and Family Development, the Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry, the National Research Foundation, the Economic Development Board, and Enterprise Singapore will be part of the President's delegation.
Singapore-Sweden relations
The two countries have strong economic, defence, education and research ties.
Ministers from both countries also have regular exchanges, such as in May 2026 when Senior Minister K Shanmugam visited Sweden to engage Swedish officials in the security and defence domains.
Meanwhile, economic relations between Singapore and Sweden are also growing, with over 500 Swedish companies in Singapore today. [[nid:747512]]
泰国总统尚达曼将于10月17日至21日对瑞典进行为期五天的国事访问。
此次访问紧随瑞典国王卡尔十六世·古斯塔夫于 2024 年 11 月对新加坡进行国事访问之后，两国将庆祝建交 60 周年。
“这将是新加坡总统首次对瑞典进行国事访问，”新加坡外交部周五（10月16日）下午发表声明称。
访问期间，尚达曼总统将前往斯德哥尔摩和哥德堡。
在斯德哥尔摩，国王和王后西尔维娅将在皇宫为他举行隆重的欢迎仪式，并设国宴款待尚达曼总统。
国王将与尚达曼总统一起会见来自各个领域的瑞典企业家和商业领袖，以及致力于青年赋权的瑞典非营利组织 Fryshuset。
他还计划会见瑞典议会议长安德烈亚斯·诺伦、其他议员和总理乌尔夫·克里斯特松。
尚达曼总统还将在斯德哥尔摩市议会发表演讲，并出席为在瑞典的新加坡侨民举办的招待会。
在哥德堡，沃尔沃总统达曼和国王将参观沃尔沃世界，与企业代表探讨未来交通运输的发展方向。两位领导人还将访问查尔姆斯理工大学。
西哥特兰省省长斯滕·托尔格福斯也将款待总统共进午餐。
尚达曼总统将携夫人简·伊托吉·尚穆加拉特南、社会及家庭发展部长马善高、能源、贸易及工业部兼人力部政务部长傅策祥、国会议员瓦莱丽·李和维克拉姆·奈尔一同出席。
总统府、外交部、社会及家庭发展部、能源、贸易及工业部、国家研究基金会、经济发展局和新加坡企业发展局的商界领袖和官员将组成总统代表团。
新加坡与瑞典的关系
两国在经济、国防、教育和科研领域联系紧密。
两国部长之间也有定期交流，例如2026年5月，高级部长尚穆根访问瑞典，与瑞典官员就安全和国防领域进行磋商。
与此同时，新加坡和瑞典之间的经济关系也在不断发展，目前已有超过500家瑞典公司在新加坡开展业务。