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Turkey cancels Swedish Defense Minister's visit

February 2, 2023
ANKARA, January 21 – Novosti. Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said that the visit of his Swedish counterpart, scheduled for January 27, was cancelled.It was assumed that the head of the Swedish Ministry of Defense will discuss in Ankara the application of Stockholm for membership in NATO , which Turkey has not yet ratified.January 17, 10:35 Turkey did not see…
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Ankara expects Sweden and Finland to fulfill signed obligations

January 29, 2023
ANKARA, January 29 – Novosti. Turkey is waiting for Sweden and Finland to fulfill the obligations under which the two countries signed for Ankara to approve their membership in NATO, said Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar.Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias…
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NATO Deputy Secretary General to meet Swedish Defense Minister

January 24, 2023
BRUSSELS, January 24 – Novosti. NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana will receive Sweden’s Minister of Defense Paul Jonsson on Wednesday, January 25, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, according to a widespread statement by the alliance’s press…
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Erdogan urged Sweden not to wait for Turkey's favor to join NATO

January 23, 2023
ISTANBUL, January 23 – Novosti. Sweden, after the anti-Turkish and anti-Islamic actions in Stockholm, should not expect Turkey’s support in joining NATO, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in an address to the nation after a government meeting.“If you allow such actions, then do not be offended, but you will not receive support from us on the issue of joining NATO. The Swedish…
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A rally against the burning of the Koran takes place in front of the Swedish Embassy in Ankara

January 22, 2023
ANKARA, January 22 – Novosti. A protest action in response to the burning of the Koran in Stockholm is taking place in front of the Swedish embassy in Ankara, Novosti correspondent reports.The action is organized by the Turkish Youth Foundation TÜGVA. Participants chant Muslim slogans.Nordic News reported on Friday that Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Danish far-right Hard Deal party…
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Swedish PM condemns Quran burning incident

January 22, 2023
MOSCOW, January 22 – Novosti. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson condemned the burning of the Koran during a far-right rally outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, calling it an unacceptable act of disrespect, but noting, however, that the law was not…
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Turkey accuses Sweden of violating obligations to join NATO

January 21, 2023
ANKARA, January 21 – Novosti. The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has accused Sweden of violating its obligations in the process of joining NATO, follows from a statement by the foreign ministry of the republic.On the eve of the portal Nordic News reported that the…
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Swedish Foreign Ministry reacts to Turkey's statements about Islamophobia in Europe

January 21, 2023
MOSCOW, January 21 – Novosti. Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, in response to Ankara’s statement that the action with the burning of the Koran in Stockholm indicates the level of Islamophobia in Europe, said that such provocations are terrible, but there is freedom of expression in Sweden, and the kingdom’s government itself does not support Islamophobic beliefs…
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