Anförande av utrikesminister Margot Wallström i Washington den 22 mars 2017
(WorldNews Sweden)

Colleagues, Let me first thank our host, Secretary of State Tillerson, for bringing us together here today. Our first priority is to push back ISIL/Daesh militarily. My government has taken a decision to increase our military presence in Iraq. This will be sent to parliament for a decision during the spring. Currently, we have 35 people involved in training and education of the Iraqi security forces. The new decision is aimed at doubling this number. However, ISIL/Daesh cannot be defeated by military means only. I would like to make four points: First: last year we provided USD 46 million in humanitarian aid to the UN-led...