[Istanbul, 29th Archyde.com]-Turkey’s President Erdogan reiterated his opposition, saying that the talks held with the two countries on Finland and Sweden’s application for accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were not “expected levels”. .. The state-run Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) “TRT Havel” reported on the 29th.
He told reporters on his way home from Azerbaijan on the 28th. “As long as Tayyip Erdogan is the head of state of Turkey, he cannot say’yes’ to NATO in the countries that support terrorism.”
A source said earlier that talks with the Finnish and Swedish delegations held on the 25th have made little progress and it is not clear if additional talks will take place. Unanimous agreement of member countries is required to expand NATO.
Regarding the two Scandinavian countries, Turkey claims to support individuals related to terrorist organizations designated by the country, such as its armed organization, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The fact that both countries stopped exporting arms to Turkey in 2019 is also cited as a reason for opposition to accession.
The two countries are “neither honest nor sincere,” and NATO emphasized that, because of its security organization, “we must not repeat the mistakes of the past with respect to the countries that accept and support terrorists.”
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Linde told Archyde.com in an email, “Diplomatic efforts are ongoing, but we will refrain from further comments at this time.”