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Turkey cancels Swedish defence minister’s visit over protest permits

File photo of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (L) at a press conference in Ankara taken November 8, 2022. © Adem Altan, AFP

Turkey on Saturday canceled a planned visit by Sweden’s defense minister in response to the Nordic country’s issuing of permits for anti-Turkish protests. 

Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Saturday the scheduled Jan. 27 visit by his Swedish counterpart Pål Jonson would not take place. He said the meeting no longer held “any importance or point” because Sweden continued to allow “disgusting” demonstrations against Turkey.

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