30 minutes agoErdogan: Swedish, Finland delegations not to come to Turkey
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Turkey's President, Recep Tayip Erdogan, has again voiced opposition to possible membership of Finland and Sweden in NATO. During a media conference in Ankara along with his Algeria counterpart, Erdogan said the delegations of these two states, expected next week to stay in Turkey, did not [...]
During a media conference in Ankara along with his Algeria counterpart, Erdogan said the delegations of these two states, expected next week to stay in Turkey, should not go to Turkey if they hope to persuade Ankara to change their minds on their membership in the Western military alliance.
Erdogan on May 16th accused Finland and Sweden of having failed to take a strong stand against Kurdish militants and imposed military sanctions on Turkey.
“None of these two states have an open, clear and strong stand against terrorist organisations”, Erdogan said. “
The Turkish leader described Sweden as “based incubation for terrorist organisations”, claiming that some members of its Parliament support the Kurdistan Workers' Party.
The Kurdistan Workers' Party, which has been in uprising against Turkey since 1984, has been considered a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the United States and the European Union. Finland and Sweden have officially announced they will apply for NATO membership, as concerns have increased in these two Nordic states following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
