02/24/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/24/2021 02:39 Statement of Foreign Policy Mr Speaker, I want to begin this year's Statement of Foreign Policy by saying something that is obvious to us all. Politics matters. This year marks 100 years since women were first able to exercise their right to vote in a parliamentary election. This was the milestone that made Sweden a democracy. Democracy is something we take for granted, but it is still denied to the majority of the world's population. The Government is working for an international order based on international law, with rul...