ANKARA (Xinhua) - Turkey's Foreign Ministry (Saturday) summoned the Swedish charge d'affaires in Ankara over what it called "terrorist propaganda" organized by supporters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) during a protest on Thursday in Gothenburg, Sweden, the Anadolu news agency reported. run by the state.
Ankara also expressed its "strong reaction" to another demonstration held on the same day in Stockholm, decisively, the agency quoted Turkish diplomatic sources who refused to reveal their identity.
"In this context, we expect the identity of those involved to be identified, as well as to take the necessary legal and judicial measures against them, and to take concrete steps in light of the commitments recorded in the tripartite memorandum," the sources added.
Turkey initially rejected Finland and Sweden's application to join NATO, accusing them of supporting anti-Turkish groups after they refused Ankara's requests to extradite suspects affiliated with the PKK and the Gulen movement.
On June 28, Turkey, Sweden and Finland agreed to a memorandum of understanding before Ankara lifted its veto before the NATO summit in Madrid.
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Turkey summons a Swedish diplomat over demonstrations, which it described as "terrorist propaganda"