According to him, Turkey is following the developments.
The President Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was not positive about NATO’s decisions on Finland and Sweden.
This is reported by Reuters.
“We are following the developments in relation to Sweden and Finland, but we do not assess it positively,” Erdogan said live after Friday prayers.
As you know, Turkey is a member of NATO. In order for a country to become a full member of NATO, all members of the Alliance must approve the application.
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As UNIAN reported, Finnish President Sauli Niiniste and Prime Minister Sanna Marin supported country membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the application must be made “as soon as possible”.
On May 11, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed mutual security guarantees with the leaders Sweden and Finlandby visiting both Nordic countries.
In addition, the leadership of the ruling Social Democratic Party of Sweden on May 15 will announce a position about joining the Alliance. According to media reports, the country will apply to join NATO next week.
Russia began to threaten Sweden and Finland military intervention if the governments of these countries decide to join NATO.