Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag says that Ankara expects Sweden and Finland to extradite PKK and FETO terror members to Türkiye under the NATO deal.
Finland and Sweden have reiterated that they will show full solidarity and cooperation with Türkiye in the fight against terror groups, especially the PKK, PYD/YPG and the FETO.
Senior officials from the three countries will meet on August 26 under the trilateral memorandum signed at the NATO Madrid summit to cooperate on Türkiye's fight against terrorism.
Goals from David Alaba and Karim Benzema give the Spaniards a 2-0 victory and a record-equalling fifth UEFA Super Cup.
Senate's 95 to 1 overwhelming approval of Nordic nations' NATO accession sends a strong message to Russia over its attack on Ukraine, US lawmakers say.
Top Turkish diplomat Mevlut Cavusoglu said the meeting in August will be the first of a monitoring committee formed under a NATO entry agreement signed last month.
Chanting slogans against the Finnish government outside the parliament, YPG/PKK sympathisers unfurled banners symbolising the terror group, which Helsinki has pledged not to support.
If Sweden and Finland don’t fulfil the necessary conditions outlined in the memorandum, Türkiye will move to freeze their NATO accession process, said the country's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
It is important that Finland and Sweden address [Türkiye’s requests] for terrorists' extradition so long as the PKK is considered a terror organisation by all EU members, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
Türkiye has "specific expectations" in mind in its fight against terrorism and Sweden must recognise Ankara's security concerns, Türkiye's Communications Director Fahrettin Altun says.
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson says the PKK is a designated terror organisation and posing with its flags is "extremely inappropriate".
Now, keeping promises in line with memorandum is responsibility for Sweden, Finland, says Türkiye's Communications Director Fahrettin Altun.
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