Turkey cancels Sweden minister visit over planned protest
21 January 2023, 06:24 pm | Updated: 24 November 2024, 03:19 pm
Turkey said on Saturday that it had called off a visit by Sweden's defence minister over a planned anti-Turkey protest in Stockholm, reports AFP.
"At this point, Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson's visit to Turkey on January 27 has lost its significance and meaning, so we cancelled the visit," Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said. The Swedish minister visit was aimed at overcoming Ankara's objections to Sweden's bid to join the NATO military alliance.
Turkey has been angered by permission obtained by a right-wing extremist to demonstrate later on Saturday in front of the Turkish embassy in the Swedish capital.
