A tripartite meeting in Berlin, Saturday, which included the foreign ministers of Turkey, Sweden and Finland (Anatolia)
Swedish Foreign Minister Anne Linde said on Saturday that her country considersKurdistan workers’ partyThe PKK is a terrorist organization.
This came in her comment on the statements of the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoganregarding my endeavors Sweden AndFinland to join NATO (NATO).
According to the local newspaper Aftonbladet, Linde said that Sweden, like the European Union, considers the PKK a terrorist organization.
She explained that there might be a misunderstanding regarding Sweden’s position on this issue.
And she continued, “It is not true that we will not classify the PKK as a terrorist organization, and if such a perception is formed, it must be clarified.”
She confirmed that she will meet her Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, on Sunday.
On the other hand, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said that his country will advance Request to join To NATO, next Wednesday.
Earlier on Saturday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that any country that would be a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should not support the terrorist organization.
In statements from the German capital, Berlin, Cavusoglu indicated that Sweden and Finland provide “very public support” to the “PKK” and (its Syrian arm), the YPG, despite all the warnings, which reflects negatively on the feelings of the Turkish people.
On Friday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed Turkey’s reservations regarding the accession process of Sweden and Finland to NATO.
Erdogan said in a press statement in Istanbul: “We are currently following developments related to Sweden and Finland, but we are not dealing positively with this matter.”
He added that it is unfortunate that the Scandinavian countries have become like a guesthouse for terrorist organizations that have nested in countries such as Sweden and the Netherlands, and occupy seats in parliaments.
And on Thursday, Finland announced, in a joint statement issued by President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin, its intention to submit an application to join NATO, paving the way for the growth of the alliance while it continues. Russo-Ukrainian war.
After that, Sweden announced Thursday also its intention to submit an application to join NATO, noting that it had prepared all plans for membership application.
(Anatolia)