DW: Turkey says Sweden 'not even halfway' to NATO candidacy
A Swedish court's refusal to extradite a Turkish journalist, wanted for alleged links to the 2016 coup, has soured negotiations over Sweden's NATO ascension.
Turkey's foreign minister said on Thursday that Sweden was not even "halfway" through fulfilling commitments made to secure Ankara's support for its NATO membership, despite appreciation for the steps thus far taken.
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke in a press conference with Swedish counterpart Tobias Billstrom, who is in Ankara on a visit.
Turkey reached atrilateral agreement with Sweden and Finland last June during the NATO summit in Madrid regarding steps it said the two Nordic countries needed to make to secure its approval for joining the alliance.
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Sweden still has requirements to meet to join NATO: Turkey -- Al Jazeera
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The choice is to literally hand over sitting members of Swedish parliament to be tortured and interrogated by MIT, or never join NATO. Sweden will not make that choice. They will not join NATO. The farce that Turkey can be tricked or fooled into allowing it despite their clear demands is political theater, intended to project an air of expansion and strength within the alliance.
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