10 minutes agoErdogan blocks Sweden's NATO membership after burning the Koran
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)Turkey has blocked Sweden's NATO membership, following developments which official Ankara has considered blasphemy, the BBC writes. Tensions between the two states come after some protesters in Stockholm burned a copy of the Koran and in another manifestation hung upside down a manic with President Erdogan's face. “is quite visible [...]
Tensions between the two states come after some protesters in Stockholm burned a copy of the Koran and in another manifestation hung upside down a manic with President Erdogan's face.
It is quite evident that those who allow such blasphemy in front of our embassy cannot expect our support for their NATO membership. The government of Sweden does not need to mention our rights and freedoms.
If you really respect rights and freedoms, you should first respect the Republic of Turkey or the religious beliefs of Muslims.
If you don't show as much respect, I'm sorry, you can't have any support from us as far as NATO membership is concerned, Erdogan said.
