Ankara forwarded 10 conditions to Stockholm and Helsinki, which, if satisfied, could prompt Turkish authorities to reconsider the membership of Sweden and Finland in NATO, the newspaper Yeni Safak reported.

Representatives of Sweden and Finland put forward a package of requirements during talks held on 25 May in Ankara. According to the newspaper, the two countries should support Ankara in combating terrorist organizations and adopt relevant legislation.

Sweden and Finland should close all organizations affiliated with the banned in Turkey Kurdistan Workers' Party, their assets and media resources, and not allow their reopening. In addition, Ankara demands that Stockholm and Helsinki lift the embargo on defense industry products and extradite people associated with terrorists. The Turkish authorities also suggested cooperation on counterterrorism issues between the countries' intelligence services.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has previously repeatedly stated that Ankara would not support Sweden and Finland joining the North Atlantic Alliance until Stockholm and Helsinki determine their attitude toward terrorist organizations, which Ankara, among others, includes the Kurdistan Workers' Party, the so-called Syrian People's Self Defense Forces and the "Fethullah terrorist organization," which the Turkish authorities accuse of being involved in preparing a coup in 2016.