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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Sweden, Finland Must Send up to 130 ‘Terrorists’ to Türkiye for NATO Bid, Erdogan Says

Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, addresses his party's group meeting at the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) in Ankara on November 23, 2022. (AFP)

Sweden and Finland must deport or extradite up to 130 "terrorists" to Türkiye before the Turkish parliament will approve their bids to join NATO, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

The two Nordic states applied last year to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine but their bids must be approved by all 30 NATO member states. Türkiye and Hungary have yet to endorse the applications.

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