Turkey continues to maintain its place in Sweden’s agenda after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s slam with the message that Turkey can approve Finland’s NATO membership and adopt a different stance for Sweden. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson touched upon the recent anti-Turkey and anti-Islamic actions from his country. Expressing that the said actions complicate the country’s security, Kristersson described the people who carried out these actions as “useful idiots”.
Rasmus Paludan, the leader of the far-right Stram Kurs (Tight Direction) party, who burned the Qur’an in front of the Turkish Embassy in Sweden and Denmark.
“EVEN THROUGH IT WAS LEGAL, IT TURNED INTO A DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN”
After his closed-door meeting with the party leaders in Sweden, Kristersson made statements regarding the anti-Turkey provocations organized by the supporters of the terrorist organization PKK/YPG, the burning of the Quran and Sweden’s application process to NATO.
Expressing that it is obvious how the events in Stockholm over the last few weeks have complicated Sweden’s security, Kristersson said:
“We saw that a toy puppet likened to President Erdoğan was hung from its feet and then the Quran was burned in front of the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm. Despite being legal in Sweden for the last few weeks, the actions taken by small groups and individuals turned into a disinformation campaign. “It made Sweden look like an Islamophobic country. We’ve seen how this can have risky and major consequences for Sweden’s image in the world and for the security of Swedes abroad.”
According to Kristersson, those who take action are “useful idiot”
Kristersson stated that the actions in question benefited the opponents of Sweden and described those who carried out these actions as “useful idiots”.
Stressing that Sweden’s application for NATO membership is important, Kristersson said, “Sweden is facing the most important security risks after the Second World War. Parties have different opinions on NATO. We have become more secure with the approval of Sweden’s application by 28 NATO countries. But we should not ignore that we are not NATO members yet.” said.
Kristersson also noted that he will go to the United States this week to discuss his country’s NATO membership process.
TERRORIST ORGANIZATION PKK/YPG DISCUSSION BETWEEN PARTIES IN SWEDEN
On the other hand, Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson made a statement to the Swedish press before meeting with Prime Minister Kristersson.
Andersson stated that Sweden’s NATO membership was at risk with the statements made by the far-right Sweden Democrats Party leader Jimmie Akesson against Turkey and argued that the government should stop cooperating with the Sweden Democrats party.
Akesson, on the other hand, in his reply to Andersson, stated that the Social Democratic Party is in close relations with the terrorist organization PKK/YPG and that Turkey is mainly reacting to this situation.
(AA)