Ukraine Gate- Kyiv – May 15, 2022 – Turkey is not closing the door on Sweden and Finland joining NATO, but wants talks with the Nordic countries and the suppression of terrorist activities, especially in Stockholm.
This was stated in an interview with the spokesman and chief adviser to the President of Turkey Ibrahim Kalina Reuters .
“We are not closing the door. But we generally raise this issue as a matter of Turkish national security, “Kalin said.
He noted that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) raises funds and recruits in Europe, and that its presence is “strong, open and recognized”, particularly in Sweden. Therefore, he calls the solution “understandable” – to stop allowing the existence of the PKK in all its manifestations and its activity.
” NATO membership is always a process. We will see how it goes. But this is the first moment we want to draw the attention of all allies, as well as the Swedish government… Of course, we want to have discussions, talks with Swedish colleagues,” he added. he.
As reported, on Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey was not in favor of Sweden and Finland joining NATO, in particular because members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the People’s Revolutionary Party (PKK) Liberation Party Front (DHKPC).