Ankara will fulfil its promise and “run the process” for Finland’s NATO membership bid, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says.
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On Finland’s NATO bid, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has mentioned that Türkiye will “do its part” after upcoming talks along with his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto.
“Whatever the process is, we will run that process. We will do our part. We will keep our promise,” Erdogan instructed the reporters on Wednesday after the Justice and Development (AK) Party’s group assembly within the parliament.
After assembly with Finnish President Niinisto on Friday in Istanbul, Erdogan mentioned: “We will meet with the president and fulfil the promise we made.”
Niinisto pays a go to to Türkiye on March 16-17, Türkiye’s Communications Directorate mentioned on Wednesday.
Erdogan and Niinisto will focus on all points of bilateral relations, and steps that may be taken to enhance cooperation.
They may also trade views on final yr’s NATO Madrid summit, Finland’s NATO membership bid, Türkiye-EU relations, and regional and worldwide points, in response to the assertion.
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Terrorism considerations
Last June, Türkiye, Finland, and Sweden signed a memorandum at a NATO summit in Madrid to deal with Ankara’s reliable safety considerations, paving the way in which for his or her eventual membership within the alliance.
The memorandum addresses Türkiye’s considerations, together with arms exports and the battle towards terrorism.
Only Hungary and Türkiye haven’t but ratified Sweden’s and Finland’s requests for inclusion in NATO.
To approve their NATO membership bids, Ankara calls for the 2 Nordic nations take concrete actions to fight terror teams PKK and Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup in Türkiye.
However, Sweden is seen as not doing sufficient to realize Türkiye’s approval.
Previously, Erdogan gave greenlight to Finland’s membership earlier than Sweden, saying: “We may respond differently to Finland if necessary.”
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