Türkiye, Sweden, Finland NATO Deal 'Not An End But Good Start': Akar
Date
7/30/2022 2:10:41 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Trend
Türkiye, Sweden and Finland is 'not an end, but a good start,'
Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Thursday, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah .
'We expect them to fulfill their commitments,' Akar said at a
news conference with his Latvian counterpart Artis Pabriks in the
capital of Riga where they discussed defense issues and NATO
cooperation.
During the NATO summit in Madrid late last month, the leaders of
three countries agreed on a trilateral memorandum to address
Türkiye's legitimate security concerns, paving the way for Finland
and Sweden's NATO membership bids.
The deal stipulates that Stockholm and Helsinki will not provide
support to the YPG, the PKK's Syrian offshoot, nor to the Gülenist
Terror Group (FETÖ), the group behind a 2016 defeated coup.
Türkiye, a member of NATO for more than 70 years, has pushed
Sweden and Finland to meet their obligations.
The PKK is listed as a terror organization by Türkiye, the
European Union and the United States and is responsible for the
deaths of 40,000 people, including women, children and infants.
Regarding the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul to oversee
Ukrainian grain exports, Akar said: 'The center is operational.
Officials from Türkiye, the United Nations, Ukraine and Russia are
working day and night for the ships waiting at the Ukrainian ports
to start transporting grain in the coming hours and days.'
He said Turkey continues its efforts to achieve a cease-fire
between Russia and Ukraine and ensure the delivery of humanitarian
aid.
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