Sweden’s NATO Bid in Doubt After Erdogan Refuses Support
- Turkish president responds to burning of Koran in Stockholm
- Sweden, Finland need Turkey’s approval to join NATO alliance
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ruled out supporting Sweden’s bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization after an activist burned Islam’s holy book in Stockholm at the weekend.
Turkish parliamentary approval is required for the membership, so Erdogan’s comments suggest Sweden and neighboring Finland’s efforts to join NATO are now a more distant prospect.