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Obama, Barack - President
I am thrilled to have the Prime Minister of Sweden with us here today. We have had occasion to meet fairly frequently this year between all the various... |
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Obama, Barack - President
We had a very constructive discussion on a range of issues. At the top of the list was the issue of climate change. We are approaching the Copenhagen... |
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Obama, Barack - President
Sweden has been a real leader in this. We appreciate their leadership. We are confident that if all countries involved recognize this is a unique... |
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Obama, Barack - President
We also discussed Afghanistan. I thanked Fredrik for the contributions of Sweden to the very important effort of stabilizing a country that has been... |
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Obama, Barack - President
I should use this moment to say that about an hour ago I spoke with President Karzai and I congratulated him on his election for a second term as President... |
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Obama, Barack - President
I did emphasize to President Karzai that the American people and the international community as a whole want to continue to partner with him and his... |
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Obama, Barack - President
He assured me that he understood the importance of this moment, but as I indicated to him, the proof is not going to be in words, it's going to be in... |
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Obama, Barack - President
The last point I would just make, the European Union obviously is an important trading partner of ours. We are seeing a world economy stabilize after... |
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Obama, Barack - President
So once again, welcome. Thank you for your outstanding work both as Prime Minister and as President. And please communicate the very warm feelings... |
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Reinfeldt, Fredrik - Prime Minister, Sweden
Yes, we will. |
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Reinfeldt, Fredrik - Prime Minister, Sweden
Well, thank you very much, Barack. As you said, we have met on several occasions. We share excellent bilateral relations. And this is also a strong... |
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Reinfeldt, Fredrik - Prime Minister, Sweden
We have discussed, as mentioned, the Afghanistan situation. And the European Union has also said that we're glad that we now can see a second term... |
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Reinfeldt, Fredrik - Prime Minister, Sweden
We talked about long-term commitment in Afghanistan. We actually have 500 Swedish troops there. We're up to 35,000 now on the European Union side.... |
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Reinfeldt, Fredrik - Prime Minister, Sweden
The main issue was, as it often is, the climate issue. We need to work together. We need to find ours -- find each other in the process to meet the... |
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Reinfeldt, Fredrik - Prime Minister, Sweden
So I thank you very much for your leadership on that issue. |
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Obama, Barack - President
Thank you for the visit. |
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Reinfeldt, Fredrik - Prime Minister, Sweden
Thank you. |
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Obama, Barack - President
Okay, guys, thank you. |