New Delhi, March 4 -- Congress leader and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, Shashi Tharoor led "friendly and positive" discussions with the Swedish Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs where they discussed building friendly relations between the two parliaments.

"It was a very pleasant, friendly, positive discussion where the members of the Swedish Foreign Affairs Committee had some questions for us, and members of the Indian Foreign Affairs Committee responded on everything from gender equality to representation of women in parliaments, to the India-China border, to the US-China relationship. It's a very wide and stimulating discussion. It's part of the building up of friendly relations...