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Sweden should take more concrete steps in terms of fighting
anti-Türkiye terror on its soil in order to be admitted to NATO,
the Turkish foreign minister said, calling on Stockholm to focus on
efforts to curb finance and propaganda means of the terror
organizations, Trend reports citing Daily
News.
“The YPG/PYD continue to be active in Sweden. They generate
important resources for the PKK. These must stop. We also want the
extradition of terrorists,” Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told
reporters after two-day NATO meetings in Brussels on March 5.
Following the ratification of the Turkish Parliament, Finland
officially joined the alliance on April 4 after a ceremony and its
flag being raised at the headquarters in Brussels.
Cavusoglu stressed that Finland’s accession into NATO
demonstrates Türkiye’s commitment to the open-door policy of the
alliance and this Nordic state joined it after fulfilling the
security demands of Türkiye.
“Finland has taken steps in line with our trilateral agreement,”
he said, citing a memorandum of understanding signed between
Türkiye, Sweden and Finland in June 2022. Sweden has taken some
steps, amended the constitution and anti-terror bill which will
take effect on June 1, Cavusoglu stated, repeating Ankara’s
expectation to see positive steps from Sweden.
Sweden aims to join the alliance before the July summit of NATO
leaders in Lithuania.
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