Swedish FM under fire for lobbying Iraq war
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has come under fire from various bodies and parties for his membership in an international lobbying group backing the March 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Swedish media revealed that the lobby group called the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq (CLI) was a conservative team with close ties to the Bush administration and the arms industries pushing for a war in Iraq. The new scandal follows Blidt's record of previous shareholdings in companies accused of supporting human rights violations in Turkey, Sudan and Russia.
Sweden's former Social Democratic prime minister Goeran Persson said on Friday that Bildt's involvement in the lobbying group has damaged his country's image in international eyes.
There have been already demands by some members of the Social Democratic Party calling for Bildt's resignation.
But despite the recent and previous glitches surrounding his performance, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has said he has confidence in his much-criticized foreign affairs minister.
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وزير الخارجية السويدي كارل بيلت لاطلاق نار من مختلف الهيئات والاحزاب لعضويته في جماعة ضغط دولي دعم مارس 2003 بغزو العراق.
Swedish media revealed that the lobby group called the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq (CLI) was a conservative team with close ties to the Bush administration and the arms industries pushing for a war in Iraq.الاعلام السويديه اظهرت ان اللوبي مجموعة تسمى لجنة من اجل تحرير العراق (المبادرة القطريه) فريق المحافظين القريبين من ادارة بوش وصناعة الاسلحة تضغط من اجل الحرب فى العراق. The new scandal follows Blidt's record of previous shareholdings in companies accused of supporting human rights violations in Turkey, Sudan and Russia.الفضيحه الجديدة بليدت التالي سجل سابقة بالاسهم في الشركات متهمة بدعم انتهاكات حقوق الانسان فى تركيا والسودان وروسيا.
Sweden's former Social Democratic prime minister Goeran Persson said on Friday that Bildt's involvement in the lobbying group has damaged his country's image in international eyes.السويد الاسبق الاجتماعي الديموقراطي غويران بيرسون رئيس الوزراء يوم الجمعة ان بيلت تورطه في مراوضه أضر صورة بلده في عيونهم.
There have been already demands by some members of the Social Democratic Party calling for Bildt's resignation.حدثت بالفعل طلبات من بعض اعضاء الحزب الديمقراطى الاجتماعى داعيا الى استقالة بيلت.
But despite the recent and previous glitches surrounding his performance, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has said he has confidence in his much-criticized foreign affairs minister.ولكن على الرغم من التطورات الاخيرة والسابقة اخطاء المحيطة ادائه ، رئيس الوزراء السويدي فريدريك ريينفيلدت قال انه يثق في رسالته انتقادات كثيرة ، وزير الخارجية.