The speaker of the Turkish parliament Mustaf Schentop canceled the visit to the country of his Swedish colleague Andreas Norlen, reports TRT.
Norlen was supposed to arrive in Ankara on a visit to January 17.
On the eve of Anadolu, it was reported that a group of supporters of the PKK/YPG terrorist organization gathered in front of the historical town hall in Stockholm, hung a doll by the legs of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to a pillar in front of the building and shared this moment in social networks. In the video with Turkish subtitles published on social networks associated with PKK/YPG, it is clear that threats to Turkey and President Erdogan are sounded.
The official representative of Turkish President Ibrahim Kalyn condemned this action and called on Sweden to take measures to prevent such events. He wrote on Twitter that the promotion of the process of adopting Sweden in NATO is impossible until the end of the activities of terrorist organizations is laid. “
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Tobias Bilstrom reacted to the provocation of supporters of the terrorist RSC/YPG, calling it “disgusting.” He shared a message on Twitter, which says: “Disgusting to depict the popularly chosen president hanging in front of the town hall.” The minister also emphasized that the Swedish government supports open discussions on political issues, but refrains from inciting hatred to political organizations.