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Massive security operation ahead of summit in Visby

10/12/2023, 3:14:38 PM

Highlights: Massive security operation ahead of summit in Visby. On Friday, Sweden and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will host a meeting with the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) Among the visitors are Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak and President of Finland Sauli Niinistö. The meeting will be held on Friday at the Wisby Strand congress hall. The area around the building and parts of nearby Almedalen have been cordoned off.

On Friday, Sweden and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will host a meeting with the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) in Visby. Among the visitors are Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak and President of Finland Sauli Niinistö


The meeting will be held on Friday at the Wisby Strand congress hall. The area around the building and parts of nearby Almedalen have been cordoned off.

A large police force is in place that cooperates with, among others, the Coast Guard. Drones will monitor Visby from the air.

"On the agenda are, among other things, Russia's war in Ukraine, but also how we should respond to the hybrid threats directed at us in northern Europe," says Jesper Skalberg Karlsson (M), Member of Parliament from Gotland who participates in the Swedish delegation.

There are ten heads of state and government – how big is this meeting by Gotland standards?

"It's huge, it's hugely important. I can't remember that we've ever had this kind of high-level meeting with Visby," says Jesper Skalberg Karlsson.

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