France and Sweden to sign defence agreement covering four French frigates
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- Emmanuel Macron and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson are due to sign an agreement covering Sweden’s purchase of four French frigates.
- The vessels will cost between 5 billion and 10 billion kroner, depending on their equipment.
- The leaders will also sign a broader defence cooperation agreement.
French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Stockholm for talks with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson focused on defence ties and a major naval purchase.
The two leaders are expected to sign an agreement for Sweden to buy four French frigates. The ships are priced at between 5 billion and 10 billion kroner, with the final cost depending on how they are equipped.
Macron and Kristersson will also sign a separate agreement on defence cooperation, adding a broader security framework to the planned frigate deal.
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Originally published by DR Nyheder in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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