Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is meeting today with Swedish Prime Minister Eva Magdalena Anderson and Finnish President Sauli Niinistστε in Madrid to discuss the two Scandinavian countries’ demands to join NATO.
Mr Erdogan, who has blocked any progress on the issue, has accused Stockholm and Helsinki of supporting “terrorist organizations” and has shown no intention of compromising ahead of the talks.
“Tomorrow we will go to the NATO summit in Spain and do what is necessary to defend the rights and interests of our country,” the Turkish head of state said on Monday, according to government sources.
He added that he would explain the “hypocrisy” about “terrorist organizations” to other heads of state and government with “documents, information and photos”.
Mr Erdogan has accused Sweden and Finland of backing the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the People’s Protection Units (YPG), which Turkey calls “terrorist organizations”. Stockholm and Helsinki dispute Turkish allegations.
Present at the talks will be NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who aims to prevent Turkish opposition to the two Nordic countries joining the Atlantic Alliance from overshadowing the summit.
The 30-member military alliance is expected to adopt a new strategic doctrine and plans to strengthen its eastern wing at the summit, the first since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
SOURCE: AMPE
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