Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs and Senior Advisor Sean Parnell provided the following readout:
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth welcomed his Swedish counterpart, Minister of Defence Pål Jonson to the Pentagon today. The leaders discussed ways to enhance U.S.-Sweden bilateral defense cooperation and exchanged views on regional security issues. The Secretary expressed appreciation for Sweden's leading role in rapidly increasing its defense spending and taking a serious and committed approach to collective defense in Europe.