Few could have missed that Sweden is in the process of equipping itself. The government has found itself in an uncertain situation in the outside world Ulf Kristersson to push more money to the Swedish Armed Forces.
Some of those who have been able to take part in the government’s record investments are the Fortifications Agency, which according to themselves “owns, develops and manages” properties for the Armed Forces.
It was in the matter of these new ventures as king Carl XVI Gustaf visited the plant in Eskilstuna.
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Earlier in October, the king visited Singapore together with Queen Silvia to “consolidate and develop” Sweden’s relationship with the country.
Before that, the king was visiting a memorial ceremony at Djurgården, Stockholm to remember the victims of the passenger ferry Estonia. There were 852 people, of which 501 Swedes, who lost their lives in the Baltic Sea 30 years ago.
– It is so important that we remember. In honor of those who died, those who survived and all other relatives. To learn from the disaster so that something similar never happens again. We owe it to those who suffered when Estonia sank on September 28, 1994, he said at the memorial ceremony in September.
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Sweden is gearing up – the king in place
When he was on site at the Fortifications Agency, TV4 had an opportunity to interview the king about Sweden’s defense modernization.
Also the Director General of the Fortifications Agency, Maria Bredberg Petterssonwas on TV4’s “Nyhetsmorgon” to inform about the real estate group’s challenges.
– Time is one of our biggest challenges and the starting point is that everything must be built up quickly, she said in “Nyhetsmorgon”.
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King Carl Gustav seems to agree.
– I see the whole thing as a very positive development which unfortunately depends on the situation in the outside world. We must also be able to harmonize against NATO’s various requirements, he told TV4.
The king has previously expressed himself positively about Sweden’s membership in NATO. In connection with the opening of the National Assembly in September, the king said that NATO was good for Sweden’s “defense capability”.
However, he did not shy away from pointing out that the government was facing a range of problems, such as strained healthcare, climate change and gang crime.
– What you decide in this chamber will affect the Swedish people for many years to come, he told the government at the time.
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The call: “Applies to follow along and be informed”
At the Fortifications Agency, the king says that there will be more investment in defense in Sweden in the coming years.
– It is important to follow along and be informed and be able to read what can happen and hope that what you are preparing for does not happen, he says to TV4 “News morning”.