Sweden worked closely with Ireland on fresh Lisbon deal

SWEDEN has adapted its neutrality to post cold-war conditions, the Swedish foreign minister said, and it was keen to ensure Ireland’s Lisbon treaty guarantees did not impact on its policies.

Both countries are neutral but their officials worked to make sure the clause underpinning Irish neutrality agreed over the weekend did not overly affect them.

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said they had worked very closely with the Irish formulating the guarantees and that they have no problem with them.