Ankara, which has been hostile to Swedish membership of NATO in particular, halted negotiations in January after anti-Turkish demonstrations in Stockholm.
NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg has repeated his claim that Sweden and Finland have done enough to satisfy Ankara’s demands that they crack down on extremism.
Turkey’s president has acknowledged there were ‘shortcomings’ in Ankara’s response to Monday’s earthquake as residents call for specialised equipment to rescue loved ones.