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Swedish PM Andersson says will live up to terms of NATO deal with Türkiye

Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said that Sweden will abide by the memorandum of understanding signed with Türkiye.

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Published August 16,2022 11:49 AM
Updated August 16,2022 12:27 PM
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Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP File Photo)

Sweden will live up to the conditions of a memorandum of understanding agreed with Ankara to overcome Türkiye's objections to Swedish membership of NATO, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Tuesday.

She also told a news conference that the decision to extradite a man to Türkiye wanted for fraud made last week was made "according to Swedish and international law, and we will continue to work that way".