Turkey Received Guarantees From Sweden on Extradition of 73 PKK Members, Erdogan Says

ANKARA (Sputnik) - Turkey has received guarantees from Sweden on the extradition of 73 members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday.
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"Sweden gave the word on the extradition of terrorists, there are about 73 of them. We were given guarantees," Erdogan said after the NATO summit in Madrid.
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The Turkish president also said that the fact that Ankara’s conditions were met during talks on NATO accession of Finland and Sweden is a "diplomatic victory."
"This [NATO accession] is a long process, we will monitor the implementation of the guarantees, assurances and obligations given to us. In case of non-compliance, we will not send the [proposal for ratification] to the parliament," Erdogan added.
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