“They [Sweden and Finland] want cooperation with NATO in the defense of their states, but we also want their assistance in the fight against terrorism.
They ask us for support to ensure their security, but our requests in the field of combating terrorism are rejected, ”the TASS minister was quoted as saying, whose speech was broadcast by Habertürk.
On January 22, the deputy head of the ruling Turkish Justice and Development Party (AKP), Numan Kurtulmus, said that Ankara expects Stockholm to strictly fulfill all obligations to counter terrorism, which are stipulated by the memorandum signed with it.
Before that, protesters in Turkey burned the Swedish flag at the country's Consulate General in Istanbul in response to a provocation with the Koran in Stockholm.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said that the action of burning the Koran in front of the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm is an act of disrespect towards Muslims.