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Turkey demands Sweden take concrete steps prior to NATO approval

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson shake hands at the Presidential Palace in Ankara [Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Reuters]

Ankara has conveyed its request for Sweden to work towards countering “terrorism” threats before clearing the country’s application to join NATO, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

“We understand their security concerns, and we want Sweden to respond to ours,” Erdogan said after meeting Sweden’s prime minister at the presidential palace in Ankara on Tuesday.

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