Tensions between the two countries have been further inflamed after a copy of the Qur’an was burned in a protest in Stockholm over the weekend

Sweden could not expect Turkey’s support for its Nato membership, the Turkish president has warned, days after a copy of the Qur’an was burned in a Stockholm protest.

Protests near the Turkish embassy in Sweden’s capital on Saturday have heightened tensions with Turkey, whose backing Sweden needs to gain entry to the military alliance.

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