Turkey and Sweden will hold their first meeting on Wednesday on a security pact that the two sides agreed on for Ankara to approve Stockholm's bid to join NATO, Reuters quoted a Turkish diplomatic source as saying.

The meeting will take place during a visit to Ankara by Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergaard and is of “special importance in terms of improving cooperation in the fight against terrorism,” the source said.

The creation of the “Security Treaty” was agreed upon by then-NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and the leaders of Turkey and Sweden at the alliance's summit in 2023. The two sides also agreed that Stockholm would present a “roadmap for the fight against terrorism.”

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Stengergaard will also discuss bilateral relations during the meetings, the source added. Turkey approved Sweden's application to join the military alliance in January after more than a year's delay caused by “concerns” over Sweden's stance on groups and individuals deemed “terrorists” by Ankara and an arms embargo that Stockholm later lifted.

Sweden joined NATO in March. Ankara demanded that Stockholm “amend anti-terrorism laws” and crack down on Kurdistan Workers' Party members.