Sida can not give an answer to whether this means new opportunities to support collaborations in selective partner countries, namely India, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, Namibia, South Africa and Botswana.
- Sida interprets the budget bill as partner driven cooperation will continue as assistance form but not to be bound by bilateral countries. We now have to work together with the parties involved in order to summarize our experiences and results, says Åsa Hedén, acting Head of selective cooperation at Sida.
From the Swedish side there is a strong desire to continue to deepen and broaden the close relations between Sweden and the selective partner countries.
- The government has stated that Sweden among other things will seek to increase the commercial exchange, says Åsa Hedén.
