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china news service, september 5. according to reuters, on the 4th local time, swedish foreign minister billström announced that he will resign as foreign minister next week.

it is reported that billström, 50, became sweden's foreign minister in october 2022. after taking office, he actively promoted sweden's accession to nato.

regarding his resignation, he revealed that he had been considering it for some time and said that he would leave politics after his resignation, but had not yet decided on his next plan.

swedish prime minister kristersson responded to billström's decision to resign on social media, saying that during billström's tenure, the swedish government had clearly changed its foreign policy priorities.