Following Turkey's military operation in northern Syria, five of Sweden's eight parliamentary parties demanded that Sweden's exports of military equipment to Turkey be stopped.
"In a Turkey that is not only increasingly authoritarian but has also ramped up its machinery to carry out a large-scale invasion of a neighbouring country, Sweden should not export military equipment there," Liberals foreign policy spokesman Fredrik Malm told Swedish Radio.
This sentiment was shared by Janine Alm-Ericsson, foreign policy spokeswoman for the Greens. The Liberals and the Left also demand that the government compel its fellow EU member states to pursue a comprehensive arms embargo against Turkey, Sputnik reported.
Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde called Turkey's actions "irresponsible", suggesting they constitute a violation of international law.
Sweden's military exports to Turkey have risen sharply in recent years. Last year, exports amounted to around SEK 300 million ($30 million), compared with only SEK 21 million ($2.1 million) five years earlier.
On October 9, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the launch of Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria, which began with airstrikes on Kurdish positions.
