Turkey won't let ‘terrorism supporters’ join NATO

Monday, 30 May 2022newsdesk

Turkey will not approve Finland and Sweden's bids to join NATO until they properly address Ankara's concerns over their alleged support for terrorist organizations, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, promising not to repeat “past mistakes.”

New Delhi, 30 May 2022

“For as long as Tayyip Erdogan is the head of the Republic of Turkey, we definitely cannot say 'yes' to countries which support terrorism entering NATO,” the Turkish leader told reporters on returning from a trip to Azerbaijan, according to state media reports on Sunday. As per news report of Rt.com, delegations from Sweden and Finland met with their Turkish counterparts in Ankara for talks last week, following the Nordic nations' joint application to join the US-led military alliance. Their accession requires the unanimous consent of all 30 member states, and Turkey has threatened to block the process unless the two countries crack down on groups it considers extremists.

Source -Rt.com