Erdogan surprised the press when he claimed on Thursday that Sweden has promised to extradite 73 “terrorists” to Turkey. – We will see if they keep their promises, added Erdogan, who met the press after the NATO summit in Madrid. Erdogan was asked whether Turkey can once again suspend Swedish and Finnish NATO membership when their applications are to be approved by the member states. – First, Finland and Sweden must abide by the promises they made in the agreement. They have to do what is needed, he says. REQUIRES RESULTS: The Turkish president left the summit after making surprising statements at the press conference. Photo: Simen Ekern / news Do what is necessary for the agreement that Erdogan refers to, is that Turkey entered into with Sweden and Finland on issues related to arms exports and the fight against terrorism. Sweden and Finland have committed themselves to working with Turkey on issues relating to terrorist groups and terrorism. – “We will do what needs to be done”, we were promised by Finland and Sweden. So we expect them to do what needs to be done, says the Turkish president. It has previously been reported that Turkey has demanded the extradition of 33 people from Sweden. The Swedes, for their part, have emphasized that all extraditions must take place in accordance with Swedish law and international law. Demands results Now the Turkish president demands results. – If they fulfill the promises, the agreement will be sent to our parliament for ratification. If they do not keep their promises, the agreement cannot be sent to parliament, Erdogan said. He points out that it took 20 years for Macedonia to join NATO. – It is not a process that can be completed quickly. I want it, so then I get it. No! That is not the case. Sweden knows that and Finland knows that too, said Erdogan. The night before the NATO summit opened in Madrid, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg managed to mediate an agreement between the three countries. MEETINGS: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said that the countries sat for many hours discussing to reach an agreement. Photo: Bernat Armangue / AP Stoltenberg then said that there had been long meetings with Turkey, Sweden and Finland to resolve the conflict between them. – It was hard work over a long period of time that made it possible to get a solution, said Jens Stoltenberg. Terrorist organizations must be wiped out In the agreement Sweden and Finland have entered into with Turkey, the two Nordic countries promise, among other things, that they will not give support to the Kurdish party PYD and the party’s armed wing YPG, which was an important ally for the US and the West in the fight against IS in Syria. At the same time, Finland and Sweden promise not to provide support for what in Turkey is called FETÖ. This is the name given by the Turkish authorities to the so-called gülen movement. – PKK, YPG, FETÖ – all these terrorist organizations must be destroyed. They need to make changes to the law to make it happen, Erdogan said.
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