Singapore and Sweden sign a joint declaration on trusted and innovative technologies during a State Visit to Stockholm

20 October 2026

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam is on a State Visit to Sweden from 19 to 21 October 2026.
The visit marks the sixtieth anniversary of diplomatic relations between Singapore and Sweden.
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia gave him a ceremonial welcome at the Royal Palace and hosted a State Banquet.
He met Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlen.
On 19 October the two countries signed a Joint Declaration on Strategic Cooperation on Trusted and Innovative Technologies, witnessed by the President and the King.
Its areas of cooperation include semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, cyber security and post-quantum cryptography.
The Gothenburg leg on 21 October includes a lunch hosted by the Governor of Vastra Gotaland, Sten Tolgfors.