“We see that Turkey has recognized that both Sweden and Finland have taken concrete steps in this agreement, which is a good sign,” said chief negotiator Oskar Stenström.
Turkey has acknowledged that Sweden and Finland have taken tangible steps to address Ankara’s concerns about their efforts to join NATO, and the three countries will hold further meetings, Sweden’s chief negotiator on the accession process said today.
“We see that Turkey has recognized that both Sweden and Finland have taken concrete steps in this agreement, which is a good sign,” chief negotiator Oskar Stenström told a news conference at NATO headquarters after the tripartite talks.
The Swedish official was referring to a memorandum on steps towards Turkish ratification signed last year by Turkey, Sweden and Finland.
He stressed that the three countries will hold further meetings, but no date has been set for them.
At the same time, he said that the Turkish side did not say whether Stockholm and Helsinki fulfilled all the points of last year’s tripartite agreement, however, expressing optimism that it is possible that the new parliament that will emerge after the Turkish elections in May will vote in favor of ratifying the accession of two Scandinavian countries.
Source :Skai
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