Ambassador Rula Al Mhaissen met yesterday with Swedish MFA’s State Secretary Magnus Nilsson, Chief of Protocol Maria Christina Lundqvist, Head of MENA Magnus Hellgren, and his deputy Fredrik Kirst. Also participating in the meeting were Pernilla Meyersson, Swedish Central Bank’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Per Ohlson Fridh, Director General of the Folke Bernadotte Academy, Johanna Lissinger Peitz, senior adviser at the Ministry of Environment, Carin Jämtin, Director General of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency – SIDA. The discussions focused on the latest developments in Palestine and Jerusalem, and the recent escalation of attacks by the Israeli occupation forces and settlers against our Palestinian people, particularly its attacks on our holy sites and on worshipers during the holy month of Ramadan. Also discussed were matters of bilateral cooperation.