Swedish PM says ready to restart talks with Turkey when Ankara is

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Tuesday said he was ready to restart stalled negotiations over Sweden's application to join NATO as soon as Ankara was. "As soon as they are prepared (for talks), we are obviously prepared," Kristersson said.


Reuters | Stockholm | Updated: 07-02-2023 16:30 IST | Created: 07-02-2023 16:15 IST
Swedish PM says ready to restart talks with Turkey when Ankara is
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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Tuesday said he was ready to restart stalled negotiations over Sweden's application to join NATO as soon as Ankara was. "The first thing we need to do is calm down the situation. It is hard to have good talks when things are literally burning around you," Kristersson told a news conference during a visit to Estonia's capital.

He said preconditions for restarting talks were good, but that with Turkish elections due in May, it was understandable Turkey was focused on domestic policy. "As soon as they are prepared (for talks), we are obviously prepared," Kristersson said.

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