Erdogan says he will try to facilitate Sweden’s NATO bid ratification
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has told reporters he will try to facilitate the parliamentary ratification of Sweden’s NATO membership as much as possible, but added Sweden had not taken sufficient action on Kurdish militants.
Erdogan submitted a bill approving Sweden’s NATO membership bid to parliament for ratification last month, a move welcomed by the alliance and Stockholm. Ankara had initially objected to Sweden’s membership over what it said was Stockholm’s harboring of groups it deems terrorists.
Speaking to reporters on a return flight from Kazakhstan on Friday, Erdogan said he would try to support the ratification process as long as Turkey’s counterparts approached it positively as well, broadcaster Haberturk and others reported. [Reuters]
