Finnish President: Sometimes it is difficult to understand Turkey

Spikes against Ankara’s uncompromising policy regarding its accession Φινλανδίας to NATO member Scandinavian President Sauli Niinisto on Sunday in a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

According to Niinisto, Finland has no major terrorism-related problems compared to other NATO countries. “That is why sometimes it is difficult to understand Turkey’s views,” he said.

Ankara accuses Finland and Sweden of “hosting terrorists”.

The Finnish president said he was “surprised” by Turkey’s opposition to the membership bid, but added that “it is important to listen to Ankara’s views”.

He also reiterated that Finland had received positive messages from Turkey about a possible application for NATO membership, months before a final decision was made on the issue.

There is a lot of ongoing discussion between Turkey and Finland, Niinisto said, adding that it is important to explain to Turkey as much as possible about what Finland has already done in relation to its concerns.

Source: News Beast

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