“It is up to Turkey to make its choices in the face of its responsibilities. “Does it want to strengthen the Alliance or is it against it?” Said French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna in an interview with the Journal du Dimanche.
If the Turkey insists on vetoing its accession Sweden and her Φινλανδίας in the NATO “Questions will be raised about its conduct” as a member of the Atlantic Alliance, said its Foreign Minister France Catherine Colonna in an interview published in today’s issue of the Journal du Dimanche.
“Finland and Sweden” made a historic choice “and that” having both in NATO would be a plus for security in Europe, “she said. Turkey “and that” it is up to Turkey to make its choices in the face of its responsibilities. Does it want to strengthen the Alliance or is it against it? Asked if the opposition in the French political scene to the accession of Jean-Luc Melanson and Marin Le Pen to NATO complicates the issue of Sweden and Finland’s accession, Kolona said that “the period that is opening is also a period of clarification”. that “if the candidacies of Finland and Sweden are accepted, which we hope, then parliamentary ratification will be required” and that “it would be appropriate for everyone to make a choice for history, for the security of our Euro-Atlantic area and therefore for the protection of the French. “
The French Foreign Minister sees a period of clarification of positions for the French parties and regarding the European policy of France, saying that the opposition parties should answer “if they want a stronger Europe that allows us to strengthen our sovereignty, as we achieved during the French EU presidency, or if they reject it “.
This is true, he said, on many issues, such as whether they want to increase the number of women on the boards of European companies or whether they are in favor of establishing a decent minimum wage in all EU countries.
Finally, when asked if she would like the Deputy Minister Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, who is under her ministry, to leave it in order to be able to defend herself against the allegations of “rape” referring to extremely painful gynecological examinations in which she previously submitted patients to her , Kolona said that the Greek-French deputy minister is handling her files effectively and that no comment can be made on the substance of the case since it is in the hands of justice. He also said that the presumption of innocence applies to everyone, but also that, as Prime Minister Bourne said, it is important that everything be heard freely.
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