The Turkish foreign minister has stated that his country cannot approve Sweden's membership in NATO until Stockholm fully implements the Madrid agreements; Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters about this.

According to him, Sweden and Finland have certain obligations related to NATO membership, but Stockholm has not fulfilled all obligations.

The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which Ankara considers a terrorist organization, is still operating in Sweden, Cavusoglu noted.

It was reported earlier that the meeting of the delegations of Turkey, Finland, and Sweden regarding NATO membership will take place in Brussels on March 9. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu had said this during a press briefing in Ankara.

As of today, only two of the 30 NATO-member countries, Turkey and Hungary, have not ratified the applications of Sweden and Finland to join NATO.