When Turkey's ambassador to Sweden, Yönet Can Tezel, is asked if Sweden will become a member of NATO, he says that this "hopefully will happen" but that this depends on Sweden's involvement in the matter.
In June, Sweden and Finland concluded a written agreement with Turkey that will pave the way for Turkey to lift its veto in the NATO issue.
- People ask me, when will Turkey approve this.
The question is rather, when will Sweden fulfill the requirements, they are very clear and cannot be interpreted in so many different ways, says Yönet Can Tezel in the program.
Pressing extraditions
Turkish President Erdogan has said several times that Sweden must extradite the people that Turkey considers to be terrorists.
Ambassador Yönet Can Tezel sticks to that position for "30 minutes".
He does not want to lock himself to a certain number of people.
- Sweden must extradite people based on the evidence given, he says and emphasizes that the Swedish authorities are working honestly on the issue and that this is the right thing for Sweden to do.
Turkey can block
Paul Levin, director of the Institute for Turkish Studies, believes that the ambassador's statements reinforce Turkey's original negotiating position, which emphasized the importance of extradition.
- Erdogan and Turkey have trump cards where it is up to them to ratify or not ratify the Swedish application.
There is no way to force them, the only thing Sweden can do is show good will, he says and continues:
- It is quite possible that Turkey will not move before next year's elections.
Levin believes that Sweden will push for the agreement that Sweden, Finland and Turkey concluded in June.
There it is stated that Sweden must deal with Turkey's deportation requests for terror suspects "quickly and thoroughly" in accordance with international conventions, but there is nothing to indicate whether Sweden undertakes to extradite persons.
The entire program will be broadcast tonight at 19.30 on SVT Play