Erdogan said that if Sweden and Finland “return to their promises” in the memorandum, their membership in the Alliance will be discussed again.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that at the stage of ratification of the decision in parliament, Turkey could still return to vetoing Finland and Sweden on joining NATO if its demands are not met. This was reported by The Guardian.
Erdogan said that if Sweden and Finland “return to their promises” in the memorandum, their membership will be discussed again. In particular, we are talking about a clause on the extradition of “terrorists”, which Turkey has linked to Kurdish organizations or the movement of Erdogan’s opponent Feytullah Gülen.
“First of all, Sweden and Finland must fulfill their obligations, they are spelled out in the text … If this does not happen, then, of course, there is no option to refer the issue to parliament,” Erdogan stressed. .
Recall, on June 30, Erdogan announced the conditions for ratification of Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO.
On June 28, in Madrid, Turkey agreed to support Sweden and Finland’s entry into NATO. Concrete steps were discussed in subsequent negotiations.
And on June 29, Finland and Sweden were officially invited to join NATO. All 30 participating countries must ratify their entry into the Alliance.
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Source: korrespondent
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