STOCKHOLM, February 26 (RIA Novosti) - A delegation
from the upper house of Russia's parliament led by speaker
Sergei Mironov begins on Thursday a two-day official visit to
Sweden.
The visit will be the Federation Council's first for 11
years, according to the Russian Embassy in Stockholm. However,
Mironov attended a seminar of the Swedish Social-Democratic
party in August 2008.
"The resumption of top-level dialogue between parliaments
will help strengthen bilateral contacts and boost cooperation
between Russia and Sweden," the Federation Council's press
service said.
The Federation Council speaker will meet later on Thursday
with his Swedish counterpart Per Westerberg, Enterprise and
Energy Minister Maud Olofsson and International Development
Cooperation Minister Gunilla Carlsson.
Mironov is expected to be received on Friday by the leader
of Sweden's Social-Democrats, Mona Sahlin. His visit will be
crowned by a meeting with King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
The Federation Council delegation made an official visit
to Denmark on February 23-25.
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