Turkish president Erdogan tells Sweden not to expect Nato bid support
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, which has not yet approved Sweden's bid to join NatoSweden should not expect Turkey to back its Nato membership bid, Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, days after aSweden applied to join Nato after Russia invaded Ukraine - but needs Turkey, already a member, to approve."Sweden should not expect support from us for Nato," Erdogan said in response.
Erdogan condemned the latest protest, carried out by a far-right politician from a Danish party, as blasphemy not to be defended by free speech."Sweden has a far-reaching freedom of expression, but it does not imply that the Swedish government, or myself, support the opinions expressed," Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said on Saturday.
Sweden, along with Finland, applied to join Nato after Russia invaded Ukraine, but the recent protests have heightened tensions. A flurry of earlier visits by Sweden's top ministers to Turkey's capital Ankara raised hopes the trip could ease objections to Sweden's accession.
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