JAKARTA - Turkish Foreign Ministers confirmed a trilateral meeting with Sweden and Finland to discuss the membership of the two countries' North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was postponed, stressing that such talks would be meaningless after this month's protests in Stockholm.
Foreign Minister Mevl laundromat nyawavuoprilu accused Sweden of being involved in "haud and racist" crimes, for failing to prevent weekend protests in his capital, including the burning of the Qur'an.
Turkey was furious at the burning of the Al-Qur'an by far-right politician and anti-Islamic activist Rasmus Paludan on Saturday last week, criticizing Swedish authorities for allowing demonstrations to take place outside the Turkish Embassy.
"The Swedish government has taken part in this heinous act by allowing it to happen", said Foreign Minister EXplored byita, reported by the Daily Sabah on January 27.
"It's that simple. No one can tell us otherwise," he continued.
"In an environment like this, a tripartite meeting will be meaningless. It has been postponed because the current environment will overshadow it, it is not a healthy meeting," he said.
Originally, a trilateral meeting of the three countries would take place in Brussels, Belgium in February.
Earlier, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Sweden not to expect Turkish support, regarding the approval of accession between the two countries into a military alliance that requires the approval of all members, including Turkey.
Sweden and Finland left a long-standing non-block military policy, applying for NATO membership after Russian forces launched a massive invasion of Ukraine on February 24 last year.
Turkish NATO members have voiced objections for the tolerance and support of the two countries for the group that Ankara branded terrorists.
Asked about the possibility of Finland joining the alliance itself if Sweden's bid was postponed further, Foreign Minister udiavu mengatakan Turki belum menerima permintaan seperti itu. Dia mengatakan, demikian, " masalah yang kita menghadapi dengan Finland relatif lebih sedeng."
There was no immediate reaction from Swedish officials to Foreign Minister udd\'ev\'ev\'ev\'o\'etallu'i's comments. But Thursday morning, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told a news conference his overall views were "no doors closed" for Sweden's NATO membership.
"Currently there are complications in discussions and talks, and that's pretty clear. But no doors are closed; I think it's important to say that," said PM Kristersson, according to the Expressen newspaper.
"Let's lower the temperature and tension; we need to get back to good talks so we can complete the NATO process as quickly as possible," he said.
The Swedish leaders strongly criticized the burning of the Qur'an, but defended the broad definition of their country of freedom of expression.
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