Ambassador Harald Fries (from left), DFA Assistant Secretary Maria Cleofe Natividad and Timor Leste Ambassador Juvencio de Jesus Martins
Eight months after re-opening in Manila last November, the Embassy of Sweden in Manila spearheaded by Ambassador Harald Fries hosted the 2017 Swedish National Day celebration at the Grand Ballroom of Shangri-La at the Fort. The momentous celebration also marked the 70th year anniversary of the Sweden-Philippines relationship, with Swedish Innovation in the Philippines as its theme.