The Turkish presidency said Erdogan made the comments in a telephone call with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte,that Ankara will lift its opposition to Sweden joining NATO in time for the bloc's summit in Lithuania on July 11-12.
Turkey has repeatedly said Sweden must take more steps against supporters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party and members of a network Ankara holds responsible for a 2016 coup attempt. Turkey designates both as terrorist organisations. "But supporters of the PKK...terrorist organisation continue to freely organise demonstrations praising terrorism, which nullifies the steps taken," it quoted him as saying.