GROWING BEFORE HE'S EVEN IN OFFICE:

"It was a positive call. He acknowledged that our countries should continue to cooperate, he praised Sweden and had a very positive view on Sweden," Löfven told Aftonbladet TV.

"He confirmed his view that he wants to be 'open-minded' on the Paris agreement. I think it's very important that the USA hangs in there. Then we spoke very briefly on security work," he added.

Trump's comment to the Swedish PM echoed his refusal to repeat previous promises to abandon the climate accord in an interview with the New York Times earlier this week. "I'm looking at it very closely. I have an open mind to it," he told the newspaper.

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