{"id":1515339,"date":"2022-06-14T12:34:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T16:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1515339"},"modified":"2022-06-14T12:34:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T16:34:40","slug":"nato-chief-sweden-taking-important-steps-to-meet-turkeys-demands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-chief-sweden-taking-important-steps-to-meet-turkeys-demands\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO Chief: Sweden taking \u2018important steps\u2019 to meet Turkey\u2019s demands"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnato-chief-sweden-taking-important-steps-to-meet-turkeys-demands%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1515339&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2722151\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2722151\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2722151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AP22164466996331.jpg\" alt=\"Sweden&#039;s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, right, welcomes NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at Harpsund, the country retreat of Swedish prime ministers, in Sodermanland County, Sweden, Monday, June 13, 2022. (Henrik Montgomery\/TT News Agency via AP)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2722151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sweden\u2019s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, right, welcomes NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at Harpsund, the country retreat of Swedish prime ministers, in Sodermanland County, Sweden, Monday, June 13, 2022. (Henrik Montgomery\/TT News Agency via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN NEWSROOM<br \/>UPDATED 9:21 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, June 14, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>Sweden is taking steps to meet Turkey\u2019s demands for approving its NATO membership application. That\u2019s according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg who visited Sweden on Monday. Both Sweden and Finland requested to join the alliance last month.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great to meet with Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarinSanna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MarinSanna<\/a> of our close partner <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Finland?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Finland<\/a> in Washington. We discussed the need to address <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Turkey?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Turkey<\/a>&#8216;s concerns &#038; move forward with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NATO?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NATO<\/a> membership application by Finland &#038; Sweden. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wPTjhYHMLy\">pic.twitter.com\/wPTjhYHMLy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jensstoltenberg\/status\/1532815988378435586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Turkish officials objected while accusing the two Scandinavian countries of supporting the Kurdistan Workers\u2019 Party, which is a group designated as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cI welcome that Sweden has all started to change its counterterrorism legislation and that Sweden will ensure that the legal framework for arms export will reflect their future status as a NATO member with new commitments to allies,\u201d stated Stoltenberg. \u201cThese are two important steps to address concerns Turkey has raised.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good to meet President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/niinisto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@niinisto<\/a> to discuss <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Finland?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Finland<\/a>\u2019s application for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NATO?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NATO<\/a> membership. We are taking the security concerns raised by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Turkiye?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Turkiye<\/a> seriously &#038; will remain in close contact with our Ally T\u00fcrkiye &#038; partners Finland &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweden?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweden<\/a> to find a common way forward. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fUq1hQCsQk\">pic.twitter.com\/fUq1hQCsQk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jensstoltenberg\/status\/1536042349029203968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The NATO Secretary General said the goal is to have Sweden and Finland join NATO as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/biden-tackles-federal-government-made-fire-in-n-m\/\">Biden Tackles Federal Government-Made Fire In N.M.<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweden\u2019s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, right, welcomes NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at Harpsund, the country retreat of Swedish prime ministers, in Sodermanland County, Sweden, Monday, June 13, 2022. 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