"It is crucial that all parties now show the greatest possible restraint," the Foreign Minister writes.
She says it is important to build a longer-term, sustainable solution that prevents Iran from developing nuclear weapons and threatening security in the region.
The two-week ceasefire could create the conditions for restoring free passage through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Malmer Stenergard, a development that is in the interest of Sweden and other countries.
"We are therefore participating in the format of around 30 countries initiated by the United Kingdom to discuss the conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Sweden is prepared to contribute to this in an appropriate way, including to political solutions," she writes.





