Sweden has not yet extradited suspects Turkey seeks over terrorism-related charges, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Wednesday,
DW reports.
"They must fulfill their responsibilities, or we'll block their NATO bids," Çavuşoğlu said, according to state broadcaster TRT World.
Çavuşoğlu also claimed, "terror propaganda in Sweden and Finland continues."
Sweden and Finland applied for NATO membership in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine but were faced with opposition from Turkey over claims that the Scandinavian countries were supporting "terrorism." Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused them of being a haven for Kurdish militants.
Ankara dropped its objections in June after the Nordic states to "address Turkey's pending deportation or extradition requests of terror suspects expeditiously."
On Wednesday, Çavuşoğlu said the deal is currently being processed by his ministry.
"If obligations are fulfilled, it will be sent to the president and he will send it to Parliament. Of course, Parliament will decide, but it cannot be sent right now," he was quoted as saying by pro-government Daily Sabbah.
Turkish President Erdogan said Sweden had promised to extradite 73 "terrorists" wanted by Turkish authorities as part of the agreement.
Last week he said if the Nordic states backtracked on the deal, Turkey's parliament would still be in a position not to ratify the agreement.
Ankara is particularly concerned about members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), considered a terror group by the EU and US.
It is also after followers of exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen.
