
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said talks held in Turkey for Finland and Sweden's NATO candidacy were not at the expected level.
Erdogan, on his return from his visit to Azerbaijan, made assessments for journalists on the plane and answered their questions.
"They have expectations, but they do not take the right steps in relation to Turkey and during the process of these negotiations, especially Sweden is walking terrorists through the streets of Stockholm and keeping them safe with its police. Even on the evening of the day they held the meeting, their negative attitudes and approaches to the F16 issue continued, as they made all kinds of mistakes enabling the terrorist named Salih Muslim to speak on Swedish state television.
They're not honest, they're not fair. We cannot repeat the mistake made in the past regarding countries that embrace and feed such terrorists in NATO, which is a security organisation. What was that? In particular, Greece had left NATO in the past and the Turkish administration at the time paved the way for Greece to re-join NATO. Greece said the same things, saying nothing would happen. Look, at the moment Greece owes Europe more or less 400 billion euros. There are 5+4 i.e. 9, the U.S. currently has bases in Greece. So, who are these bases being created against, why are these bases?
"Here's what they say: "They're against Russia..." Lies... They're not honest. In the face of all this, their attitude towards Turkey is clear. Days earlier Michotaqis spoke in America, where the doors of the House of Representatives and senate opened. Did they applaud him in this speech? They applauded. Have F16s been brought back on the agenda at all these events? I do. As long as Tayyip Erdogan is the head of the Republic of Turkey, we cannot say "yes" to the entry of countries supporting terrorism into NATO" President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Recalling that he has also announced that high-level Strategic Council meetings with Greece have ended, President Erdogan said: "What does that mean? O Greece, it means coming to yourself. You didn't gather yourself and we removed the High Level Strategic Council. From now on Mitchotaqis is not my co-host. Why? Because I deal with people who make politics with personality."
You will speak to me, we will eat, we will say, 'Don't put third places, or people among us', you will promise this; After that, it'll be 15 days, you're going to the U.S., you're going to talk against Turkey in the American Congress. Why? To the applause he'll get there. We're sorry. There's nothing we can do with them. There is only one thing to do; We are friends with those who are friends with us, but for one thing they should know well, that we will do what we need with those who see us as enemies," president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.