Head of Turkish Ministry of Defense: Exporting restrictions – threat to NATO security

Ankara supports the Policy of the Open Neto, and if Sweden fulfilling the conditions of the tripartite memorandum, it can be used to approve the application of the Scandinavian country, similarly to the fact that there was a place in relation to Finland. This was said by the Minister of National Defense of Turkey Yashar Guler following the results of a two-day meeting of the heads of defense departments of NATO member countries in Brussels.

According to him, the clear position of Turkey on this issue was brought to the attention of participants in the discussions in Brussels.

The minister attracted attention to the special sensitivity of Turkey in relation to counteraction to the manifestations of terrorism.

Guleler emphasized the significance of the fight against all terrorists without exception. “For us there is no difference between PKK, Fetö, Deash, Al -Qaeda militants and any other terrorist structures. We expect full support from allies on this issue,” said the Turkish minister.

The minister recalled that Turkey is one of the NATO members, who make the greatest contribution to the mission of the Military-Political Bloc. “Despite this, some of the allies introduced export restrictions on Turkey, which is certainly unacceptable. These restrictions have a negative impact not only on Turkey’s security, but also the achievement of the goals defined by NATO for the countries participating in the Alliance. That is, there is a negative The impact on the safety of the entire block, ”Guler said.

The head of the Turkish Ministry of Defense drew further attention to the significance of the continuation of the “grain transaction”

According to him, to date, 32 million tons of Ukrainian agro -products have been delivered through the corridor through the Black Sea, for which up to a thousand dry cargo loads are involved. “We pointed out the significance of the continuation of these supplies at a fast pace, safely and in accordance with the scheduled schedule,” Guller said.