Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said that by updating the country’s terror law, Turkey fulfilled the NATO membership requirements. He said this in an interview Bloomberg.
We kept our word and therefore it is time for Turkey to start the ratification process and implement the end of the agreement,” he said.
Former Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson declarationIt is reported that Stockholm is in contact with Ankara about joining the North Atlantic Alliance following the presidential elections in Turkey.
US President Joe Biden said that he had discussed Sweden’s accession to NATO with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and asked him to resolve the issue. He added that the heads of state agreed to continue contacts on this issue.
Biden also noted that the Turkish leader wanted to reach an agreement on a fourth F-16 fighter jet.
Source: Gazeta
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