Turkey on the issue of membership in NATO Sweden and Finland is at the point of non -return and will not change its position on this issue, said the deputy chairman of the ruling party of justice and development (PSR) Numan Kurtulmush.
on Saturday.
“Turkey will not depart from the position held, we are at the point of non -return, there can be no question of retreat. We are talking about a country that paid a large price for the fight against terrorism, almost 40 thousand of our citizens were killed,” said The Turkish politician in an interview with CNN Türk, referring to the confrontation of Turkey of the Kurdistan terrorist working party (PKK).
Kurtulmush noted that security issues are fundamental for his country: “There is support, in particular Sweden, terrorist organizations. Our position regarding security issues must not only take into account, but also provide appropriate guarantees.”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan previously said that Ankara would not say to NATO and Finland, he informed about this position of his colleagues in the alliance.