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Sweden’s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson declined to comment on Turkey’s claim that she had promised to deport individuals wanted by Ankara as part of Stockholm’s bid to join NATO.
Despite questions from journalists and concerns among Kurdish and Turkish refugees in Sweden, Andersson declined to say whether such a commitment had been made to Ankara.
Magdalena Andersson: “I know there is a lot of concern in the Kurdish community right now and I think there are two things that are important to emphasize. The first is that we never extradite Swedish citizens. Because I know there are concerns even among people who are Swedish citizens, but they are never extradited. The other thing is that of course we will continue to follow Swedish and international law when it comes to extradition.”
In an agreement signed by Stockholm and Helsinki at a NATO summit in Madrid on Tuesday, the two Nordic countries agreed to review Turkish extradition requests.
No promises have been made to actually carry out the extraditions, and Finland and Sweden have since recalled that the process is in the hands of independent authorities and courts.
But Turkish President Erdogan said on Thursday at the end of the NATO summit that Sweden had made a “promise” to extradite “73 terrorists” and threatened to block NATO membership if commitments were not met.
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