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Erdogan, Biden agree to meet at NATO summit: Turkish presidency
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call with US President Joe Biden in which they discussed Sweden’s NATO bid, the Turkish presidency’s communications directorate said on Sunday.
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Erdogan told Biden that Stockholm has taken steps in the right direction for Ankara to ratify its bid, referring to an anti-terrorism law, but that these steps were not useful as Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) supporters continued to hold demonstrations in Sweden.
The two leaders also discussed the delivery of F-16 fighter jets and Ukraine’s status in NATO on their call, according to the presidency’s readout.
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