“The authorities of Turkey have not yet seen specific steps from Sweden and Finland, which would prompted Ankara to reconsider the position on the entry into NATO of the two northern countries.” This was announced by the Vice President of Turkey Fuat Oktai on the air of CNN Türk.
According to him, Turkey is waiting for specific actions from Sweden and Finland.
“But the steps that would satisfy us have not yet taken. We have not yet reached this stage, and when we reach it, there will be no questions,” he said, commenting on Turkey’s position on the eve of the NATO summit in Madrid, on which It is planned to consider the issue of joining NATO two northern countries.
Under specific steps, Oktai called the ban on activities in Sweden and Finland of terrorist organizations.
“According to our country, NATO is an” security umbrella “, so all the country’s block is assuming obligations to protect common borders. We do not want countries that support terrorist organizations to be within the boundaries of NATO. This is our The position, but Turkey has no objections to the expansion of NATO, ”said Oktai.