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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey May 18, 2022. [Reuters]
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Sweden should not expect Turkey to approve its NATO bid without returning "terrorists", and Swedish and Finnish delegations should not come to Turkey to convince it to back their membership in the alliance.
U.S. President Joe Biden and top officials from his administration repeated that they are confident Ankara's objection will not be a roadblock to the accession process of the Nordic countries, even though they did not spell out how Turkey's position could be changed.
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