Turkey summons Swedish charges d'affaires over 'terrorist propaganda' in Stockholm - sources
Turkey summons Swedish charges d'affaires over 'terrorist propaganda' in Stockholm - sources
Turkey has summoned the Sweden's envoy in Ankara to convey its "strong reaction" to a Kurdish group's protest in Stockholm
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Turkey accuses Sweden and Finland of supporting Kurdish groups it deems terrorists [Getty]
Turkish foreign ministry summoned the Swedish charges d'affaires in to what it called "terrorist propaganda" during a Kurdish group's protest in Stockholm, diplomatic sources said.
Pro Kurdish protest in Stockholm Sweden. To get Turkey's yes vote to join NATO, Turkey wants Sweden to extradite many PKK aligned Kurds living in Sweden.
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Finland and Sweden have applied for NATO membership in response to , but were faced with opposition from Turkey, which accused them of supporting groups it deems terrorists.
The three countries signed an accord last month to in exchange for promises on counter-terrorism and arms exports.
(Reuters)
