NATO talks clouded by latest Turkey-Sweden friction

A satire show broadcast on Sweden’s state TV has cast clouds over a new round of Turkey-Sweden talks on NATO’s Nordic enlargement.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the parliament.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the parliament to mark the opening of the new legislative year, at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara, on Oct. 1, 2022. Erdogan on Oct. 1, 2022, warned Turkey would not ratify the NATO membership bids of Sweden and Finland until the two Nordic countries "kept" promises they had made to Ankara. - ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images
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The talks between Turkey and Sweden over Stockholm’s bid to join NATO appear to have yielded little signs of progress as Ankara summoned the Swedish ambassador in Ankara over “disgraceful” comments about the Turkish president on Swedish state TV.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned Swedish Ambassador Staffan Herrstrom today to convey Ankara’s “strong denunciation” of comments about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan aired in a satire program, state-run Anadolu News Agency reported, citing diplomatic sources. 

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