The negotiations of Sweden and Turkey on the process of membership in NATO were difficult after the deputies from the Left Party raised the flag of the Kurdistan terrorist working party. This was announced on August 28 by the country’s foreign minister Ann Linde in an interview with Aftonbladet.
“NATO negotiations with Turkey became even more difficult after the deputies from the Left Party raised the flag of the RPK. The Turkish media constantly cover this and similar events. Under Swedish laws, we say that this is freedom of speech. But we think that we think that This is a very inappropriate situation for the government, ”the Turkish newspaper Sabah.
quotes her words.
According to Linda, the meeting was supposed to take place in Sweden, then it was transferred to Finland for a number of practical reasons. “The work was examined on the implementation of this agreement, which is associated with closer cooperation in the fight against terrorism,” she added.
Earlier, the Foreign Minister Finland said that Ankara did not put forward new requirements during the negotiations on August 26. “I don’t know any new requirements from Turkey,” the minister said, noting that negotiations with Turkish diplomats were held in a favorable environment.