Turkey’s continued postponement of Finland and Sweden’s joint admission into NATO raises the risk of a clash with Russia, the trans-Atlantic alliance’s top official warned.
“So it is time to welcome Finland and Sweden as full members of NATO,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday. “Their accession will make our alliance stronger and our people safer. In these dangerous times, it is even more important to finalize their accession, to prevent any misunderstanding or miscalculation in Moscow, and to send a clear message to Russia that NATO’s door remains open.
“We need to see its implementation, and we have an upcoming calendar and a series of meetings to deliberate on this,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said during a press conference with Stoltenberg. “We expect the new government of Sweden to take steps, even more concrete steps. We're happy with the steps they've taken already, but we'd like to see their final steps within the scope of the memorandum.”Stoltenberg intervened to dispute Cavusoglu’s assessment.
“It's important that once these countries accede, no steps back are taken,” he said. “It’s important that we show the Turkish people that concrete steps have been taken.” “As long as the terrorist organizations are demonstrating on the streets of Sweden, and as long as the terrorists are inside the Swedish parliament, there is not going to be a positive approach from Turkey towards Sweden,” Erdogan said last month.
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