Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kirstersson stated Sunday that his nation can not settle for “made some demands” made by Türkiye for the Nordic nation’s NATO membership bid.
“Türkiye has confirmed that we have done what we said we would do, but they also say they want concessions that we can’t make, those we don’t want to make,” Kristersson stated throughout a safety convention additionally attended by NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg.
“We are convinced that Türkiye will make a decision. We just don’t know when,” he stated, including that it’s going to depend upon Ankara’s inside politics in addition to “Sweden’s ability to be serious.”
Sweden and Finland broke with a long time of a navy non-alignment coverage and utilized to affix the U.S.-led protection alliance in response to Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine. But Türkiye has refused to approve their bid till the 2 nations take steps, together with becoming a member of Türkiye’s counterterrorism struggle in opposition to the PKK.
Finland’s international minister stated that the nation would be part of NATO concurrently its neighbor. “Finland is not in such a rush to join NATO that we can’t wait until Sweden gets the green light,” Pekka Haavisto informed reporters at Sunday’s convention.
In late December, Türkiye praised Sweden for responding to its safety considerations however burdened extra was wanted to win Ankara’s full backing for Stockholm’s stalled NATO membership bid.
