Maria Malmer Stenergard met Turkey's Hakan Fidan in connection with this week's NATO meeting in Brussels to discuss the arrest of journalist Medin in Istanbul a week ago.
We had a conversation and I was very clear about how important it is for Sweden that Joakim Medin gets to come home to his wife, says Malmer Stenergard at a brief press conference.
What the response was or what she hopes will happen next, she does not want to disclose.
Consular cases are always sensitive. There are several different aspects in this case as well. Out of respect for that, I cannot go into details about how the government works and not even what is said in different conversations, says the Foreign Minister.
I understand that there is a great interest in how the government acts and what strategy we have, but due to the sensitivity of the case, I cannot go into exact details. However, I can assure you that we in every situation do exactly what we believe gives the greatest opportunity for Joakim to come home as soon as possible, says Malmer Stenergard.
She is now counting on continued contact with Turkey, in the same way.
We have contacts at several different levels. I have had several contacts with my counterpart and I look forward to it continuing, says the Foreign Minister.
