Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today asked NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) allies to respect and support their stance against Finland and Sweden joining this military organisation.
The Turkish president accuses the two Scandinavian countries of accepting members of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party), which is considered a terrorist organization by Ankara, the United States and the European Union.
We asked Sweden to extradite 30 terrorists and they refused.
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“They don’t want our support to send terrorists and then join NATO (…) We can’t say ‘yes’,” the president insisted, regretting that his allies “never respected these concerns”.
“All we expect from our allies nato (…) first to understand and respect our sensitivity and lastly to support it”. Erdogan To your party’s deputies.
Sweden and Finland submitted their joint candidacy to join NATO this Wednesday. Its ratification requires the unanimous support of 30 member states, including Turkey.
Since Friday the 13th, Erdogan has repeatedly demonstrated his opposition, despite the calming messages sent by his entourage.
Swedish and Finnish ambassadors are expected to visit Ankara on Monday (23).
“Don’t bother, there’s no need,” Erdogan said sternly today.
source: Noticias
