‘Sweden not fulfilling duties for NATO accession'
Baku, September 16, AZERTAC
On Sweden's NATO membership bid, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that if terrorists were being allowed to hold demonstrations under police protection in the Scandinavian country, this showed that Stockholm was failing to "fulfill its duties" under an agreement with Ankara to greenlight its accession to the alliance, according to Anadolu Agency.
Besides drafting new laws to better combat terrorism, Sweden must also enforce the measures in these laws, Erdogan emphasized, voicing concern that despite these legislative efforts, terrorist activities persist on the streets of Stockholm.
"When promises made to us are not kept, everyone should appreciate how my parliament reacts on this matter," he said.
Erdogan also touched on Türkiye's request to purchase F-16 fighter jets from the US.
"What are they saying about the F-16s? 'This (sale) can't happen without the decision of the House of Representatives.'
"If there's a House of Representatives over there, then I also have a parliament. I can't predict what decision parliament will make (on Swedish accession)," he said, underlining that that decision would be at the discretion of Turkish lawmakers.
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