Although Sweden is confident that Turkey will approve NATO’s application, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson does not think he will be able to meet all the requirements set by Ankara. This writes Reuters.
“Turkey confirms that we did what we were going to do, but they also say they want things we can’t or won’t provide,” Kristersson said, speaking to a defense think tank in Sweden.
Both Finland and Sweden signed a treaty with Turkey in 2022, in order to appease Ankara’s objections to the possible accession of the Scandinavian countries to NATO. In May, the countries wanted to join the treaty organization, soon after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but Turkey prevented it.
Militants
The reason was that Turkey accused Finland and Sweden of harboring militants, including members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party. They are listed as terrorists by Turkey and so they want them extradited.
Ankara was disappointed when a court in Sweden blocked the extradition of a journalist Turkey said was linked to Fetullah Gülen – the scholar Turkey says once attempted a coup.
Source: BNR
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