On November 8, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson visits Ankara for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The government confirms this in a press release on its website. This is with the aim of trying to resolve the knot that stands in the way of Sweden’s application to the defense alliance NATO
– It is a big challenge for the prime minister. Erdogan is a skilled negotiator, says TV4 Nyhetern’s Middle East correspondent, Terese Cristiansson.
Sweden is not doing enough to meet the demands set by Turkey to approve the Swedish NATO application. That’s what Ömer Celik, spokesperson for the governing party AKP, says.
A joint press conference will be held after the meeting between Kristersson and Erdogan.
TV4 Nyheterna’s Middle East correspondent, Terese Cristiansson, comments on the announcement, in the player above