The Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Fr. Jens Stoltenbergjudged last night that Turkey’s reservations about Finland and Sweden’s claims to join NATO should be taken into account.
«Turkey is a valuable ally and any (security) concerns must be addressed. We must stand together in this historic moment“, Said Mr. Stoltenberg via Twitter after his conversation with the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Tsavousoglu. The Norwegian avoided expanding.
THE Finland and Sweden formalized their intention to join NATO after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Nevertheless Ankara says it will only agree if certain conditions are met.
Yesterday Monday, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed how can not agree to the admission to the alliance of states that have imposed sanctions against his country and reiterated his accusation that Helsinki and Stockholm support “terrorist organizations» such as the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), or the People’s Protection Units (YPG).
Moreover, during the NATO Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Berlin yesterday Sunday, Tsavousoglu succeeded against the member states because they have restricted arms exports to Turkey due to the war he is waging against the two Kurdish organizations.
In addition, last week the Turkish president accused the two Nordic countries of being “terrorist hostels».
It is unclear how – in return – Turkey would be persuaded not to veto Sweden and Finland joining NATO, which the Atlantic alliance wants to complete by the summer. Diplomatic sources estimate that Helsinki and Stockholm guaranteeing counter-terrorism and arms deals could break the deadlock. Diplomats from the two Nordic countries are expected in Ankara in the coming days for talks.
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