Turkish presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin says that the door isn’t closed to Stockholm now, however how the method will progress, its tempo, and when it will likely be accomplished relies on Sweden’s steps.
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Türkiye’s presidential spokesperson mentioned that Ankara has left the door open to Stockholm’s bid to affix NATO if it reveals will and willpower.
“The door is not closed to Stockholm now, but how the process will progress, its pace, and when it will be completed depends on Sweden’s steps,” Ibrahim Kalin mentioned on Saturday on the Turkish tv news channel NTV.
Sweden’s new authorities is “sincere and diligent in this regard. But it does not have enough instruments to take legal action,” to deal with Türkiye’s safety issues, he mentioned.
A constitutional modification was made in Sweden final 12 months and took impact in January, mentioned Kalin, including {that a} new counterterrorism legislation on this context will enter into drive on June 1.
“When they complete it in about two months, it will be possible for them to take more decisive, concrete, and fruitful steps to address our security concerns,” he mentioned.
The legislation will come into impact in June, mentioned Kalin, including that then “we’ll see how fast they can move.”
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Ankara’s safety issues
Sweden and Finland made an software collectively however Finland has taken “a constructive stance on both the structuring of the PKK and Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the lifting of restrictions in the field of the defence industry, and the inclusion of Türkiye in programmes such as PESCO within the European Union,” he mentioned.
The Permanent Structured Cooperation, or PESCO, is a part of the EU’s safety and defence coverage.
Finland with its constructive perspective adopted a “more transparent and more fruitful stance” relating to Türkiye’s calls for, he added.
The Turkish parliament’s Foreign Affairs Commission accepted a invoice Thursday to ratify Finland’s NATO bid.
Meanwhile, requested in regards to the sale of F-16 jets and modernisation kits, Kalin underlined that the jets would strengthen not solely Türkiye however NATO.
Last June, Finland and Sweden signed a memorandum with Türkiye to deal with Ankara’s safety issues, and senior diplomats and officers from the three international locations have held varied conferences since then to debate the implementation of the trilateral settlement.
Among the NATO member states, solely Hungary and Türkiye haven’t but ratified Sweden and Finland’s functions for inclusion in NATO.
Meanwhile, Sweden handed an anti-terror legislation final November, hoping that Ankara would approve Stockholm’s bid to affix the NATO alliance. The new legislation, which is able to go into drive on June 1, will permit Swedish authorities to prosecute people who assist terror organisations.
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‘Strong pro-war local weather in Washington’
Regarding the Russia-Ukraine struggle, he mentioned there’s a “very strong pro-war climate in Washington, especially in the context of the Russia-Ukraine war. They want war, they want the war to be prolonged and unfortunately, the war will continue.”
“It will continue to intensify. Of course, this is a great loss not only for Ukraine but also for the region and the world,” he mentioned.
Stressing the significance of the Türkiye’s makes an attempt to finish the struggle and begin negotiations, Kalin mentioned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made many initiatives.
Ankara has at all times displayed a principled and balanced perspective from the very starting.
Also, in regards to the normalisation of Ankara-Cairo relations, Kalin mentioned Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s latest go to to Egypt was “very important and productive”.
“We clearly believe that the normalisation of Turkey-Egypt relations is of vital importance not only for the two countries but also for the dynamics of the region. It is also beneficial for Libya and Palestine. It is in the interest of the whole region in the fight against terrorism,” he mentioned.
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Source: AA
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