Ankara discussed steps in context of Sweden obligations on NATO

as part of the fourth meeting of the permanent joint mechanism of Turkey-Finnish-Shweetia on Wednesday in Ankar, the steps undertaken by Stockholm in the context of obligations taken under the conditions of the trilateral memorandum.

A constant joint mechanism was created in the light of a tripartite memorandum signed on June 28, 2022 by Turkey, Finland and Sweden on the fields of the NATO Madrid summit.

According to the Directorate for the Relations of the Administration of the President of Turkey, the Turkish delegation, headed by the chief adviser to the president Akifa Chagatai Kylych and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Akchapar, included representatives of the foreign policy, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Defense and Justice, as well as the national intelligence organization.

“The steps undertaken by Sweden in the context of obligations taken from a tripartite memorandum took place. The exchange of views on measures undertaken by Stockholm in the field of fighting terrorism within the framework of the new legislation, which entered into force in Sweden from June 1, 2023. The discussions were held at The basis of specific examples. Progress was discussed for obligations recorded within the three -sided memorandum. Participants emphasized the importance of a constant joint mechanism, agreed to continue working on subsequent specific steps. The fact that Finland, which joined NATO on April 4, 2023, continues to be present at meetings of this mechanism It is also important from the point of view of confirming that the fight against terrorist organizations will continue after membership in the Alliance, ”the administration of the President of Turkey noted.