Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said that Turkey will “consult with the Swedes as well as NATO leaders” regarding efforts to break the impasse. In light of Sweden’s apparent tolerance of recent anti-Islamic and pro-Kurdish demonstrations, diplomatic relations with Ankara however remain precarious.
Robert Fico, the outspoken leader of Slovakia’s anti-establishment opposition party, described the charges leveled against him as an attempt by the government to “liquidate” its political opposition.
