“It would not be right and fair to link these two things. If the sale of the fighter jets was conditional in this way, we would not be able to make the purchase,” said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu, according to the website Euractive.
Sweden applied together with Finland to join the North Atlantic Alliance due to security concerns arising from Russian aggression in Ukraine. All existing members must agree to join.
But the Turks have so far rejected Sweden’s entry because of its approach to the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK), which they consider a terrorist organization. Another announced reason was the burning of the Koran by an activist in Stockholm.
The Turks behave like they are in a bazaar, Pavel said about Sweden’s entry into NATO
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It won’t be so hot with the Koran
However, Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu made it clear on Monday that it may not be such a problem again. That he sees room for solutions. He said that Turkey’s suspended talks with Sweden and Finland regarding their NATO accession would “soon” resume in Brussels.
“Sweden has changed the law, but we see that various activities, including the financing of terrorism or its propaganda in Sweden, continue. But if they take steps to convince our parliament and our people, there could be development in this direction,” he said.
Turkey is seeking to purchase American F-16 fighter jets because it was excluded from the development of the new generation of F-35 aircraft due to the purchase of Russian anti-aircraft missiles, the Euractiv server recalled.
US Secretary of State Blinken said that the US government supports trade. But he added that he could not give any official approval and delivery date.
The Swedes help the Turks. At the same time, they throw sticks under their feet because of NATO
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