The Turkish government on Thursday indicated that it would not lift its veto on Finland and Sweden’s entry into NATO during next week’s Atlantic Alliance summit in Madrid.
“The NATO summit is not a limit. There is no end date for completing the entry process [na Aliança]”Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavusolglu told a news conference with his British counterpart Liz Truss in Ankara.
“Even if the accession protocol is signed, there will still be a process of approval by the member states of the coalition. Our allies are doing their best to reach a solution in this process, ”the Turkish minister underlined.
“Representatives from Sweden and Finland were in Turkey and we shared our concerns and expectations in writing. They gave us a document. That still does not seem to be enoughAvusolglu said without adding further details.
NATO arranged talks in Brussels between Turkey, Sweden and Finland
For these two countries to be members, certain things must be accomplished. We understand your security concerns, but if you want to be a member of NATO, you have to look at the concerns of member states as well, ”he added.
In turn, Liz Truss outlined British support for the two Scandinavian countries. NATO’s “open door policy” must be maintained This expansion will strengthen the “collective security and security” of the coalition.
At the same time, the Turkish and British ministers stressed the need to create a system that would allow tons of grain to be put on the market banned in Ukraine due to the Russian invasion, and Liz Dres warned of a situation. Global hunger ”if not resolved by July.
“It is urgent that action be taken next month before the new harvest,” he warned.
“If this problem is not solved, there will be a great famine in the world.”The minister noted the fact that Turkey plays a crucial role in the negotiations to curb the export of wheat and other foodstuffs from Ukraine.
Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine on February 24 has already forced more than 15 million people to flee their homes – more than eight million internally displaced persons and more than 7.7 million neighbors – according to the latest UN data. The worst refugee crisis in Europe since World War II (1939-1945).
According to the United Nations, about 15 million people in Ukraine are in need of humanitarian assistance.
