general secretary NATO, Jens Stoltenbergconvinced that he is. Sweden’s accession to the Atlantic Alliance Turkey’s leaders, who met in Lithuania on Monday, on the eve of the allied heads of government summit in the Baltic country on July 11 and 12, gathered “at arms distance” and in Lithuania. Recep Tayyip Erdoganand from Sweden, ulf kristersson, trying to unlock the Nordic country’s entry into the organization and taking new steps in the process. “The time has come for Sweden to join the Alliance,” he said after a “constructive high-level meeting” with representatives of both countries on Thursday.
“The reason for today’s meeting and Monday’s meeting with President Erdogan and Prime Minister Kristersson is to bridge the gap between what Sweden is doing and what Turkey understands from what Sweden is doing. memorandum of understanding. The only way to resolve differences is to do what we always do at NATO, sit down and consult and find a way out. “We made good progress at today’s meeting and it is certainly possible to make a positive decision at the summit next week.”
At the Madrid summit a year ago, the allied countries formally agreed to invite both Finland and Sweden to join the transatlantic defense organization. It was also in the Spanish capital, where both countries signed an agreement. triple memorandum with Turkey to facilitate its entry by making a commitment to strengthen cooperation in the fight against terrorism, organized crime and other challenges. Since then, Finland has become the club’s 31st member state – it did so in April – and this, according to the Norwegian politician, meant “a radical change for our shared security”.
ankara wall
On the other hand, Sweden faced the Ankara wall, which repeatedly refused to open the way for accession, despite fulfilling “all the commitments” it made in the memorandum, according to Stoltenberg. “Sweden amended its constitution and enacted new anti-terrorism legislation. It lifted restrictions on arms exports to Turkey and intensified cooperation in the fight against terrorism. pkk“, the Allied Secretary-General announced this Thursday, after a meeting where it became clear that much progress had been made, as he himself confirmed. Just this Thursday, a Swedish court sentenced a man to four and a half years in prison. It is against the new anti-terrorism law passed by the Scandinavian government. A citizen of the country accused of funding the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the first penalty based on
We all agree that Sweden’s full membership is in the interest of the security of all allies, and we all want to complete this process as soon as possible.” thinks something” is necessary, so what they will try to do between today and Monday is to find a way to break the deadlock and reach a political agreement at the Vilnius summit.
scandinavian shield
The Norwegian, whose mandate expired in September and was extended last week by one year until October 2024, is clear that the Scandinavian country’s reunification will bring “significant military benefits” to all nations that make up the Alliance. planning everyone’s defense arctic-north-baltic region It will provide an “uninterrupted shield” from the Black Sea region to the Baltic region. In short, “Sweden’s entry into NATO will make us all stronger and safer.”
Stoltenberg, referring to the demonstrations against Turkey and NATO in Sweden, evaluated that the only thing they would achieve was to weaken the alliance. “We must be open. Those who will profit from these provocations, divide to NATO. Any further delay in Sweden’s accession would be welcomed by the PKK and the president. (Vladimir PutinHe recalled, emphasizing that Russian aggression and terrorism are two of the main threats facing the allied countries.