No other NATO member has survived as many terrorist attacks as Turkey, the alliance's secretary general said during a visit to Finland.
Security concerns expressed by Turkey in in view of the prospect of Sweden and Finland joining NATO , are justified. This statement was made on Sunday, June 12, by the Secretary General of the Alliance Jens Stoltenberg during a visit to Finland./p>
No other NATO member has survived as many terrorist attacks as Turkey. Therefore, Ankara's fears should be taken seriously, Stoltenberg said during a meeting with Finnish President Sauli Niiniste in Naantali, Finland.
On Monday, June 13, NATO Secretary General is also going to hold talks with the Prime Minister in Sweden Kingdom of Magdalena Andersson and the government headed by her.
Finland and Sweden have announced their intention to join NATO amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. However, the admission of all countries to the alliance requires the consent of all 30 members.
Meanwhile, Ankara is still reluctant to say yes. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan explains this by “Finland and Sweden's lack of a clear position on the Kurds “, namely the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which is considered a terrorist organization in Turkey.
In addition, Ankara It is not enough that after Turkey launched a military operation against the Kurds in Syria in 2019, Stockholm and Helsinki imposed sanctions on the supply of defense products to this country.
