Turkey expects concrete steps from Sweden for NATO bid approval - Erdogan

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson meet at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, November 8, 2022. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via REUTERS

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Ankara conveyed its expectation to see concrete steps from Sweden to fulfil anti-terrorism obligations under a deal clearing its bids to join NATO.

Speaking following his meeting with Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Erdogan also said recent resumption of arms exports to Turkey was a positive step.