The Minister for the Armed forces of the French Republic, and The Minister for Defence of the Kingdom of Sweden, hereinafter referred to as the “the Signatories”
Considering that the defence relationship between the Ministry for the Armed forces of the French Republic and the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Sweden aims at building a pillar of stability in Northern Europe and beyond; […]
The Signatories intend to develop new axes of bilateral cooperation, complement existing efforts and leverage existing structures, in order to:
- Intensify the strategic dialogue on security and defence issues;
- Develop strategic foresight and information sharing;
- Expand co-operation in the field of research and development;
- Expand co-operation in the field of defence capability development;
- Enhance interoperability between the Armed Forces;
- Improve the ability to conduct combined operations and
- Explore the possibility of co-operating in the fields of countering hybrid threats and grey zone activities in coordination with NATO and the EU.