Editing Carl Bildt (section)

==Controversy==

On 9 April 2021, the anniversary of the [[German occupation of Norway]], Bildt tweeted that the [[Military of Sweden|Swedish defence forces]] were stronger than [[Norway]] and [[Denmark]]. His tweet provoked severe backlash, both from the public, and politicians, notably from Norwegian Minister of Culture [[Abid Raja]], saying that he "had hoped our closest neighbour would be more sympathetic towards who this day is reflected by Norwegians and Norwegian Jews".<ref>[https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/dle61o/tweet-fra-sveriges-eksstatsminister-skaper-kraftige-reaksjoner Tweet fra Sveriges eksstatsminister skaper kraftige reaksjoner], ''[[Aftenposten]]'', 9 April 2021</ref> Bildt stated that his intention was to commemorate the events of the occupation, and that what he tweeted was historically correct. He also added that people have read an assumption between the lines.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/i/OQdwk3/kraftige-reaksjoner-etter-bildt-tweet-paa-invasjonsdagen | title= Severe backlash following Bildt-tweet about the occupation day | publisher= [[Verdens Gang|VG]] | date= 9 April 2021 | accessdate= 10 April 2021 | language= Norwegian}}</ref>