Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan later demanded action after protesters insulted the Quran, Islam's holy book, while enjoying Swedish laws on freedom of expression. In an apparent but unstated sweetener, the United States jeopardized the sale of F-16 warplanes to Turkey, which has previously faced the wrath of US sanctions on large military purchases from…
Finland successfully joined in April 2023. Sweden's candidacy stalled due to a strong pressure from Turkey, which demanded that Stockholm, known for its generous asylum policies, crack down on Kurdish militants campaigning against Ankara. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan later demanded action after protesters insulted the Quran, Islam's holy book, while enjoying Swedish laws on…
Sweden convicts a person for burning Quran for the first time in 2020
Diana Janse, Swedish State Secretary for International Development Cooperation and International Trade, discussed bilateral trade relations, the business environment and how to further support the green transition with representatives of Swedish companies. A press release from the Swedish Embassy in Dhaka said discussions in the meetings with Bangladeshi counterparts revolved around bilateral relations, focusing on…
Regarding the Rohingya, the Swedish State Minister highly praised the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for providing shelter to more than one million displaced Myanmar nationals and said that his government seeks the dignified return of the Rohingyas to their homeland, Myanmar. She also lauded Sheikh Hasina’s leadership for the overall development of Bangladesh, especially in…
Nathalie Bjorn sent a hanging cross over the back post from the right for Fridolina Rolfo – who was facing seven of her Barcelona club-mates in Spain’s starting line-up – but her side-footed volley was saved by Cata Cole took. Vilda’s plan was clearly to save the speedy Paraluello when the Swedish defense began to…
Sweden knocks holders US out of World Cup after penalty drama
Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmood said Bangladesh will continue to work through international and regional cooperation to tackle various environmental challenges, including climate change and biodiversity loss, by using innovative green technology and renewable energy. “Climate change has emerged as the single biggest threat to sustainable development. Extreme temperatures, erratic rainfall, floods and droughts,…
But last week, Turkey’s parliament voted to clear Finland’s last hurdle. Completing ratification in less than a year is still the fastest membership process in the alliance’s recent history. Tuesday’s highly choreographed formalities remained at NATO headquarters. The Foreign Minister of Finland will hand over the formal Instrument of Accession to US Secretary of State…
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Saturday that Finland still wants to join NATO along with Sweden despite Turkey’s objections to its neighbor’s membership bid. “We have sent a very clear signal and a very clear message to Turkey and Hungary that we want to enter NATO together and it is in everyone’s interest,”…
Nine countries, including the United States, will monitor press freedom in Bangladesh. Senior diplomats in Dhaka from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland hold regular meetings to discuss whether journalism is carried out freely in the country.
Earlier on Thursday, Ankara strongly condemned the anti-Islamist group’s plans, saying it was a “provocative act”, a Turkish foreign ministry source said after the ministry asked the demonstrations to be called off Was. Norway’s Foreign Ministry said that Turkey had raised the issue of planned demonstrations in a meeting. A spokesperson for the ministry said,…
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan indicated on Sunday that Ankara could agree to let Finland join NATO before Sweden, amid rising tensions with Stockholm. “We can give a different message to Finland (on their NATO application) and Sweden will be shocked to see our message. But Finland should not make the same mistake that Sweden did,”…
Following Paludan’s protest, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Christerson stated that he supported freedom of expression. Christerson said on Twitter, “But what is legal is not fair. For many people, the burning of holy books is an act of utter disrespect.” Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO last year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He…
waiting game All 30 NATO member states must approve the new ones. To allay Turkey’s concerns, Sweden and Finland last summer reportedly linked PKK separatist militants in Turkey’s southeast – a hard line against what Ankara labels as predominantly Kurdish “terrorists”. Resolved to take Washington, Stockholm and Helsinki hoped Ankara would ratify Turkey’s NATO bids…