{"id":91364,"date":"2023-01-24T19:33:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T19:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=91364"},"modified":"2023-01-24T19:33:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T19:33:37","slug":"sweden-seeks-easing-tension-with-turkey-following-fraught-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/91364\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden seeks easing tension with Turkey following fraught days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMSCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Tuesday Sweden wants to resume NATO talks with Turkey over Sweden&#8217;s and Finland&#8217;s bids to join the alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This comes after relations deteriorated between the two countries following the burning of Quran by a Swedish far-right leader in front of the Turkish embassy in&nbsp;&nbsp; Stockholm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;No 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