Official: Türkiye Supports NATO Enlargement In Principle
(MENAFN- AzerNews) Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalın said that Türkiye
supports NATO enlargement in principle but told Sweden and Finland
from day one that Ankara would not leave provocations
unanswered,.
Speaking in a live interview on Tuesday, Kalın said some
provocative incidents that took place in Sweden did not take place
in Finland.
'We've told them that there are necessary steps to be taken.
Sweden is rewriting its constitution and told us they need time
until June,' the top presidential aide said, adding that Türkiye is
not blocking their membership.
Kalın also said Türkiye respects Finland and Sweden's decision
to proceed together, but if Finland wants to hold a separate
process for NATO membership, then it is their decision.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently said that Ankara might
approve Finland's NATO membership while withholding approval for
the membership of Sweden over ongoing tensions.
Sweden has approved a constitutional amendment that enables it
to enact tougher anti-terror laws demanded by Ankara. However,
Türkiye suspended NATO talks with Sweden and Finland last week
after a protest in Stockholm in which a far-right politician burned
a copy of the Quran.
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