Sweden “has a responsibility” to take motion over Thursday’s incident that came about proper within the centre of the Nordic nation’s capital Stockholm, says Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
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Thursday’s provocation in Sweden in opposition to the Turkish president by supporters of the PKK/YPG terrorist group is each “racist” and a “hate crime”, Türkiye’s international minister has mentioned.
“We saw another provocation by the PKK/YPG terrorist group in Sweden. In fact, this is an act that includes both racism and a hate crime. Therefore, it is an act that Sweden must also fight against,” Mevlut Cavusoglu mentioned at a joint press convention together with his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani within the capital Ankara on Friday.
Cavusoglu’s remarks got here after terror supporters on Thursday gathered in entrance of the historic City Hall within the capital Stockholm, hung a determine depicting Erdogan in effigy by the toes on a pole in entrance of the constructing and shared video footage of the second on social media.
Footage posted in a while a social media account affiliated with the phobia group confirmed that threats focusing on Türkiye and Erdogan have been made with Turkish subtitles.
Sweden amended its structure and associated anti-terrorism regulation however these legal guidelines are usually not even wanted, Cavusoglu mentioned, including it has to “fight an act that is racist and hate crime.”
There had been some actions by the PKK earlier than, and Sweden advised Türkiye that that they had problem in stopping them, he mentioned.
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‘Sweden has a accountability’
This provocative motion came about proper in entrance of the municipality within the centre of the town, in entrance of everybody, he mentioned, including that simply condemning it’s not sufficient.
“Sweden has a responsibility here, they cannot escape this responsibility,” the Turkish international minister mentioned.
The Swedish authorities had proven some willpower on the difficulty, however actions of the terrorist group proceed there, he added.
“Not only yesterday’s racist and hate crime act, but also activities supporting the terrorist organisation continue,” he mentioned.
There is an “apparent reality” that the terrorist organisation and its supporters don’t need Sweden and Finland to turn into members of NATO, the highest Turkish diplomat mentioned.
Either Sweden and Finland will “turn a blind eye to this and bow down to it” or they’ll fulfil their commitments to take the mandatory steps in opposition to these terrorist organisations, he added.
Last November, supporters of the phobia group PKK/YPG projected pictures insulting Erdogan on a Turkish Embassy constructing in Stockholm.
The threatening protest got here as Sweden tries to reassure Türkiye that it stands in opposition to terrorists who threaten the nation, such because the PKK/YPG whereas searching for Ankara’s approval for the Nordic nation to affix NATO.
Turkish officers have mentioned Sweden has but to fulfil the pledges it made to affix the alliance.
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