Ünal Çevikez, foreign policy adviser to opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, said the Turkish six-party opposition alliance supports Sweden’s move towards NATO and will try to approve Stockholm’s bid to join the bloc as soon as possible if it wins the general election. . transmits Sveriges Radio. According to him, the “new government” will try to implement the plan before the North Atlantic Alliance summit in Lithuania in July.
“I must warn you here because of the calendar, but we hope to complete the process before the NATO summit in Vilnius begins. “The new government will have such an intention,” said Cheviquez.
As a representative of the opposition presidential candidate pointed out, this can only be prevented by the fact that after the elections a new parliament is formed and the replacement of the head of state takes some time. He added that the six-party opposition alliance still hopes for a positive outcome.
“The process may take some time. And the question is whether we will find ourselves under the pressure of the impending summit. Let’s clenched our fists and wait for a positive result. “If we had more time, I could speak more confidently and make stronger words,” Cheviquez said.
Previously, the official representative of the President of Türkiye, İbrahim Kalın, there will be an opportunity It can join NATO only if the basic condition of countering Turkey’s terrorist activities is fulfilled.