He also announced that Sweden would sponsor a visiting professor on human rights at the center, co-sponsored by Peking University and Lund University of Sweden.

Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt delivers a speech at Peking University, April 14, 2008. [Asianewsphoto]

"In Asia there are only two master's programs in international law and human rights. One of them is taught at this university," he said.

A student, who asked Reinfeldt about the disruptions to the torch relay, said he thought the speech reflected the Swedish leader's sincere attitude toward China's progress in human rights studies.

"Reinfeldt clearly doesn't have a political axe to grind with China," said Wu Jiazhu, a first-year master's student at the center.

Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt takes a group photo with athletes of Sweden during a tour of the Beijing University Gymnasium, the venue for table tennis events for the 2008 Olympic Games. [Asianewsphoto]

Reinfeldt also singled out fighting climate change and global warming as a key issue during the first visit by a Swedish prime minister to China in 12 years.

"We have a major responsibility to future generations to ensure that we succeed in achieving sustainable development at both local and global levels."

Later, in discussions with Premier Wen Jiabao, Reinfeldt said different countries have different responsibilities in solving the problem according to their levels of development.

The two countries signed an agreement on environment and development, and a memorandum of understanding on environment and energy technology cooperation.

They also sealed pacts on trade and business including one on China Mobile buying telecom equipment from Ericsson.