The USA and the UK in backstage negotiations insist that Sweden and Finland satisfy Ankara’s fears about their membership in NATO, the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet writes on Thursday.
“The main issue of the agenda of the meeting of the General Assembly of the NATO parliamentary Assembly, held in Lithuania, was the membership of Sweden and Finland to NATO. At a meeting held in the capital of Vilnius from May 27 to 30, it became known that European politicians adhere to similar views on The solution to Turkey’s problems and call for reconciliation. According to the information provided, especially the United States and Great Britain lobbying Sweden and Finland to satisfy Turkey’s sensitivity. Turkish parliamentarians present at the meeting said that many foreign parliamentarians consider Turkey’s demands reasonable. It became known that the highest leadership was that the highest leadership NATO stated that Turkey’s requirements are justified, ”the Turkish newspaper quotes RIA Novosti.
Finland and Sweden against the backdrop of a war in Ukraine on May 18 transferred NATO Secretary General Applications for joining the Alliance. Turkey blocked the beginning of the process of consideration of these applications. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Ankara could not say “yes” to the membership of Finland and Sweden in NATO, since it cannot believe their assurances on relations with representatives of the terrorist PKK.