EPA NOS News•today, 11:47 The Turkish government cancels the visit of Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson to Ankara. The meeting was scheduled for next Friday, but Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar says it is “pointless”, according to a statement. press release. The reason for the cancellation of the bilateral talks are two protests that will … Read more
The flame NOS News•today, 5:49 PM Thom Edinger Foreign editor Thom Edinger Foreign editor How long will Sweden continue to dance to the tune of Turkish President Erdogan? That is the message with which the Swedish magazine Flamman has announced a drawing competition. With a satirical drawing of the Turkish president, cartoonists can earn 10,000 … Read more
Reuters ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 15:32 Swedish Prime Minister Kristersson says Turkey is making too many demands on Sweden to join NATO. He is confident that Turkey will eventually accept Sweden’s NATO membership, but he believes that his country cannot fulfill all the conditions the Turks have set on the table. It is unclear what conditions are involved. … Read more
Turkey still does not want to approve Sweden’s NATO membership, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavusoglu said on Thursday. Turkey appreciates the steps taken so far by Sweden, but has “much more to do”. Among other things, the minister regrets that Stockholm has not yet extradited to Turkey people who, according to Ankara, are linked to … Read more
AFP extension ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 14:38 The German Defense Ministry is examining the armored vehicles of the German army, according to the German magazine The mirror reported this weekend that some of these Pumas are experiencing technical issues. According to Der Spiegel, the Army has used eighteen advanced infantry vehicles for an exercise in the past two … Read more