Türkiye Expects Concrete Steps From New Swedish Government - Chavushoglu
Date
9/14/2022 6:22:00 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Türkiye expects Finland and Sweden to take concrete steps on the
memorandum signed for their NATO bid Foreign Minister Mevlut
Chavushoglu said on Sept. 14, stressing that Sweden has already
left the elections behind so that its new government can take steps
in line with the Madrid deal, Trend reports citing Daily
News .
“Elections were held in Sweden. The new government must take
necessary steps,” Chavushoglu told a group of reporters.
They are aware that otherwise, the Turkish parliament will not
ratify their application to NATO, he added.
Recalling the first meeting of the Permanent Joint Mechanism,
established within the framework of the Tripartite Memorandum
signed by Türkiye, Finland and Sweden at the NATO summit in Madrid,
the minister said the outcome of the discussions put forth that no
concrete steps were taken by the Nordic countries regarding their
promises.
Chavushoglu pointed to the fact that Sweden could hardly take a
step to meet the memorandum before the elections, but as the polls
are now left behind Ankara expects the Nordic country to move on
the requirements of the deal.
He said Türkiye does not act under a time constraint, but it was
up to the Nordic countries to move on the consensus in order to
proceed with their NATO membership application.
The Nordic countries earlier stated that they raised the need
for amendments in their laws to meet Türkiye's expectation of
extradition of“terror group members,” he said.
On June 28, the trio signed a trilateral memorandum at the NATO
summit in Madrid which envisaged Finland and Sweden showing full
solidarity and cooperation with Türkiye in the fight against
terrorism, especially the PKK, YPG and FETÖ, and extradition of
their members.
Chavushoglu stated that some circles had criticized Türkiye's
policies over the past years, but now they appreciate those
policies.“For example, those who said, 'What are you doing in
Libya?' Now say, especially after the last crisis, 'I'm glad there
is Türkiye there. Türkiye is the guarantee and insurance of
stability there.'” he said.
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