Erdogan nonetheless warns Sweden about becoming a member of NATO – Muricas News

“We won't approve the entry into NATO of those that welcome terrorists”. Harsh phrases from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who just a few days earlier than the NATO summit in Vilnius makes it clear that, not less than for now, the Turkish veto on Sweden’s NATO membership stays.

“What Turkey has given to NATO is one thing that few can say they've given. Now we have all the time supported the enlargement coverage. Now we have mentioned and resolved our bilateral issues with Finland. We won't approve the entry into NATO of those that open their arms to welcome terrorists. Terrorism and humanity don't go collectively. I need to recall the commitments made in Madrid (by Sweden ed)”, defined the Turkish president.

With a purpose to persuade Turkey to elevate its veto on enlargement, the 2 Scandinavian international locations undertook in June 2022 to abolish the embargo on the sale of army elements, which then occurred, but additionally to ban demonstrations and fundraising in help of the Kurdish separatists of the Pkk and extradite to Turkey some terrorists whose handover Ankara is asking for.

The paths of Sweden and Finland in direction of NATO diverged after the burning of the Koran which passed off in entrance of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm final January 24, one of many many demonstrations towards the Turkish authorities which in current months have brought on repeated summons of the Swedish ambassador.

Quite the opposite, there have been no issues and disputes with the Finnish authorities. With the current burning of the Koran within the Swedish capital, the probabilities that Ankara’s inexperienced gentle for Sweden will arrive earlier than the NATO summit in Vilnius scheduled for 11 July have dropped to zero.