Singaporean President begins three-day state visit to Sweden

Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and First Lady Jane Ittogi Shanmugaratnam are conducting a three-day state visit to Sweden. The visit, which began on Monday, includes high-level meetings with Swedish leadership and cultural engagements.

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia received the presidential couple at the Royal Palace in Stockholm with a military guard of honor. Following the official reception, President Shanmugaratnam participated in political meetings, including a roundtable on technology at Ericsson Studio, and met with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.

Queen Silvia accompanied First Lady Jane Ittogi Shanmugaratnam on several cultural visits, including a trip to the National Museum to view the ‘Wilhelm Kåge & Shōji Hamada: Ceramics Without Borders’ exhibition. The scheduled itinerary also includes a visit to Spotify’s headquarters in Gothenburg to discuss artificial intelligence and a state banquet at the palace.