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"The primary objective is Sweden's membership in NATO," said Sweden's foreign minister.
Iran has arrested journalist Nazila Maroufian after she published an interview with the father of Mahsa Amini, who died in custody after being held for wearing her hijab 'incorrectly'.
Finnish officials are due to arrive in Ankara on Tuesday for talks on their NATO bid, according to Turkish media.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Thursday he was ready to head to Ankara to urge Turkey to back bids by his country's bid to join the alliance.
During the virtual meeting, officials would hear from women of Iranian heritage and discuss the state of women's and human rights in Iran, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly's office said.
US President Joe Biden said Washington would impose 'further costs' on Iran following the use of heavy-handed tactics against peaceful protesters who took to the streets in the Islamic Republic demanding accountability after Mahsa Amini's death.
Senior Iranian cleric Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari demanded the 'harshest punishment' for people protesting the death of a young woman in police custody.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan held phone calls with his Swedish and Finnish counterparts and discussed his concerns about terrorist organisations
Repatriations have hit a record high in 2022, but more than 10,000 foreign women and children remain in the Al-Hol and Roj camps.
Finland's President Sauli Niinisto said he was 'optimistic' that Turkey's objections to his country's NATO membership bid alongside Sweden can be resolved.