Turkey may agree to Finland’s offer to NATO
This decision will be taken in the context of heightened tensions between Ankara and Stockholm.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hinted on Sunday (January 29th) that Turkey might agree to Finland’s candidacy for NATO. without doing the same for Sweden.
“If necessary, we can send a different message regarding Finland. Sweden [en] You will be shockedThe Turkish head of state said in response to a question about the candidacy of two Nordic countries for NATO during a televised meeting with the youth. Thus, Ankara allows for the first time to hear about the willingness to deal with Finland’s candidacy separately from Sweden’s candidacy.
Turkey had blocked Sweden and Finland’s accession to NATO on Tuesday, January 24, by way of delay indefinitely A tripartite meeting tentatively scheduled for early February aims to clear Ankara’s objections to their candidacy.
Tensions rise between Sweden and Turkey
On Monday, the Turkish president warned that Sweden, which Turkey has already accused of harboring “terrorists“Kurds, they can no longer count on”the supportFrom Ankara, after a far-right activist burned a copy of the Quran in Stockholm.
Without mentioning this incident, the Turkish president reiterated, however, the censure of Sweden in connection with Turkish extradition requests:We told them: “If you want to join NATO, you must return these terrorists to us“. We gave them a list of 120 people (…) but they mock us saying they changed their constitution“.
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The burning of the Koran by an anti-Islam right-wing extremist last week near the Turkish Embassy in Sweden sparked strong protests from Ankara and Several capitals in the Islamic world. Ankara had already canceled an announced visit by the Swedish defense minister.
Stockholm regretted doing “Deep disrespect“express”SympathyHe assured the Muslims that the Swedish constitution prevented the prohibition of this kind of act without extinguishing the Turkish anger.
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