Turkey Received Guarantees From Sweden on Extradition of 73 PKK Members, Erdogan Says

© AP Photo / Turkish PresidencyTurkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his party members, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his party members, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 - Sputnik International, 1920, 30.06.2022
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ANKARA (Sputnik) - Turkey has received guarantees from Sweden on the extradition of 73 members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday.
"Sweden gave the word on the extradition of terrorists, there are about 73 of them. We were given guarantees," Erdogan said after the NATO summit in Madrid.
A photograph shows flags of Finland, NATO and Sweden during a ceremony during a ceremony to mark Sweden's and Finland's application for membership in Brussels, on May 18, 2022 - Sputnik International, 1920, 29.06.2022
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The Turkish president also said that the fact that Ankara’s conditions were met during talks on NATO accession of Finland and Sweden is a "diplomatic victory."
"This [NATO accession] is a long process, we will monitor the implementation of the guarantees, assurances and obligations given to us. In case of non-compliance, we will not send the [proposal for ratification] to the parliament," Erdogan added.
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