Post by Bentley on Jul 11, 2023 7:59:26 GMT
On Monday, President Erdogan had also appeared to link Turkish support for Sweden's Nato bid to the EU re-opening frozen membership talks with Ankara.
EU officials were quick to reject the demand, saying those were two separate issues.
But in a statement after the deal was announced, Nato said Sweden would actively support efforts to "reinvigorate Turkey's EU accession process" and this would include "modernisation of the EU-Türkiye customs union and visa liberalisation".
Turkey backs Sweden's Nato membership www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66160319
EU officials were quick to reject the demand, saying those were two separate issues.
But in a statement after the deal was announced, Nato said Sweden would actively support efforts to "reinvigorate Turkey's EU accession process" and this would include "modernisation of the EU-Türkiye customs union and visa liberalisation".
Turkey backs Sweden's Nato membership www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66160319
