Sweden met Turkey halfway on two points from the list of conditions that Ankara presented to Stockholm in connection with the filing of an application for NATO membership together with Finland. This was stated during a meeting with Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson on Monday, June 13, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance Jens Stoltenberg, DW reports..

He welcomed the fact that Sweden has already begun to amend its anti-terrorism legislation, and is also ready to provide a legal framework for the supply of defense industry to Turkey.. "

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At a meeting with representatives of Sweden and Finland on May 25, Turkey put forward 10 conditions to these countries. One of the main ones is the ban on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has been declared terrorist in Turkey..

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In addition, Ankara is not happy that after Turkey launched a military operation against the Kurds in Syria in 2019, Stockholm and Helsinki imposed sanctions on the supply of defense products to the Turkish side..