Türkiye is “more hopeful than ever” about its F-16 buy from the US, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan mentioned on Wednesday.
“Our expectation is that we shall reach a positive outcome. I am more hopeful than ever (about this issue),” Erdoğan informed a news convention on the finish of the NATO summit in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius.
About counterterrorism, he mentioned a relentless struggle towards terrorism is indispensable for Türkiye.
“We expect a resolute and clear stance from our allies on this matter,” he added.
On Quran burning in Sweden, the Turkish chief mentioned that attacking individuals’s sacred values isn’t freedom of speech, calling it “barbarism, primitiveness, and a kind of terrorist act.”
Countries that voted towards the decision condemning the act of Quran burning within the UN Human Rights Council “should reconsider” their understanding of freedom and human rights, he urged.
On Tuesday, the UK, US, and a few European Union member international locations rejected condemning the burning of the Quran throughout an pressing debate on the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva over the rising variety of assaults towards the Muslim holy ebook.
About Sweden’s NATO accession bid, Erdoğan mentioned: “Turkish Grand National Assembly is to vote on Sweden’s NATO accession protocols. Our deputies will closely follow the issue.”
He added: “Türkiye has always supported NATO’s open-door policy. We have never prevented any country’s accession to the alliance for arbitrary reasons.”
Also referring to the Black Sea grain deal, which is about to run out on July 17, the Turkish chief mentioned that Ukraine desires to increase the deal and efforts proceed to deal with Russia’s “suggestions.”
“If Russia and Ukraine offer or accept mediation, Türkiye would be glad to accept it,” Erdoğan mentioned.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
