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(Istanbul = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Seung-wook = Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again expressed a negative stance on Sweden and Finland’s accession to NATO.
According to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency, Erdogan made this statement during a press conference with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebun during a visit to Ankara on the 16th (local time).
“I’m not going to say I’m in favor of joining NATO,” Erdogan said.
In particular, he criticized Sweden as a “terrorist organization’s nest”, saying “a terrorist organization is in the parliament of the country”.
The ‘terrorist organization’ mentioned by President Erdogan refers to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
The PKK is an armed organization that insists on segregation and independence of the Kurds living in southeastern Turkey, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syria. The Turkish government views the PKK as the biggest security threat.
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However, Sweden and Finland have shown friendly attitudes towards the Kurds, and in particular, there are six Kurdish members of parliament in the Swedish parliament.
President Erdogan said on the 13th that “Scandinavian countries are like guesthouses for terrorist groups” and “it cannot be positive for their membership in NATO.”
Finland and Sweden submitted applications to NATO on the 12th and on the same day, respectively, for their own security after Russia invaded Ukraine.
According to NATO regulations, new membership can only be achieved by unanimous consent of existing members, and all NATO member states, except for Turkey, welcome Sweden and Finland to join NATO.
In the end, Turkey is in a situation where Sweden and Finland have the right to approve NATO accession.
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