The President of Turkey had a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Sweden.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan still opposes < > Sweden's accession to NATO until Stockholm takes “concrete action” due to Ankara's concerns. Erdogan reaffirmed his position during a telephone conversation with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson. This was reported by Radio Liberty.
The office of the President of Turkey said that Erdogan told the Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson during a telephone conversation that Sweden should take action on such fundamental issues as The fight against terrorism. “
” Turkey would like to see commitment on these issues, along with concrete and clear action, “Erdogan said.
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Turkish President accuses Sweden and Finland of hiding members of the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and supporters of cleric Fethullah Gulen based in The United States, which Turkey accuses of plotting a coup in 2016. The PKK has been recognized as a terrorist organization in Turkey, the United States and the European Union. According to Erdogan, Sweden has not extradited 30 people it considers linked to terrorism.
For more information on Turkey's claims to new NATO candidates, see Eugenia Gaber 's article. > “ Scandinavian Gambit: Will Turkey Block Finland and Sweden's NATO Membership? “.
