Demonstrators Try To Prevent Sweden From Joining NATO - Stoltenberg
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 4. Demonstrators in
Sweden are trying to prevent the country from joining the North
Atlantic Alliance, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told
reporters following a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan in Istanbul, trend reports.
Stoltenberg noted that freedom of assembly and expression are
among the core values of democratic societies and must be protected
and respected. However, they are aware that these demonstrations
create difficulties.
"The organizers of these demonstrations are trying to prevent
Sweden from joining NATO. At the same time, they are trying to
prevent Sweden from cooperating with Türkiye in the fight against
terrorism. It also weakens NATO. We must not let them succeed," he
said.
Stoltenberg said that at the meeting with Erdogan, they also
agreed that the Permanent Joint Mechanism would meet again on June
12.
Stressing that NATO membership will make Sweden stronger and
will also make both NATO and Türkiye stronger, Stoltenberg said he
would like Sweden's NATO accession process to be completed as soon
as possible.
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