In recent years, Sweden has enhanced its military preparedness, having increased defense spending, returned conscription and applied for membership in NATO.
The harsh rebuttal by Mevlut Cavusoglu, invoking strong imagery of book burning and concentration camps, may be seen as yet another hurdle for Sweden s NATO bid.
The US Treasury said it is providing several months of sanctions relief for Syria in order to allow certain transactions for recovery efforts following a deadly earthquake near the Syria-Turkiye border earlier this week.