The lifting of the Turkish veto on Sweden and Finland joining NATO on the pretext of the alliance’s summit in Madrid was combined with concessions to Ankara.
The media in Turkey are talking about Erdogan’s triumph in Madrid. The memorandum, which emerged from the four-way consultation between NATO, Turkey, Sweden and Finland, is seen as a personal success by Atlantic Alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and NATO’s key figure who will not waver in the most critical moment since Poe.
As for Ankara, it ensured the end of the arms embargo by Sweden, but also the registration of the YRG and RYD, which it considers a branch of the PKK, in a memorandum with FETO, ie the organization of Imam Fethullah Gulen, which emphasizes that they will not be supported.
These are enough for triumphs inside. But what is at stake for Ankara is the course of relations with the United States. It is also clear that the lifting of the veto was unlocked in yesterday’s telephone conversation between Erdogan and Biden. Today’s meeting of the Turkish President with his American counterpart will be decisive for the course of Greek-Turkish relations in the near future. The issue of the F16 in conjunction with the S400 and the expected new Turkish military operation in Syria will dominate.
The give and take that has erupted in the background is at its peak. Wishing work for NATO and the narrower geographical area of the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean will end up not being in favor of one country or the other, but in favor of peace, prosperity and stability in NATO’s southeastern wing.
Andreas Robopoulos, Istanbul
Source: Deutsche Welle
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