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US, attempt to clarify Turkey's position on Finland and Sweden's NATO membership

2022-05-13 22:37:04Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
US, attempt to clarify Turkey's position on Finland and Sweden's NATO
US, attempt to clarify Turkey's position on Finland and Sweden's NATO membership

The United States has said it is working to clarify Turkey's position on Finland and Sweden's NATO membership, following statements by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today that he would not support the Nordic countries' plans to join the alliance.

President Erdogan said there were "many terrorist organizations" in those countries.

"As for President Erdogan's comments, we are working for him to clarify Turkey's position," Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried told reporters.

She added that this topic will be discussed at the NATO ministerial meeting over the weekend in Berlin.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will also attend the NATO summit in Berlin. But it is still unclear whether he will have a bilateral meeting with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.

The Pentagon also said the US is working to clarify President Erdogan's comments, but that Ankara's position in the NATO alliance has not changed because of them.

"Nothing changes about their position in the NATO alliance. We are working to better clarify (their) position," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters.

Assistant Secretary of State Donfried said the United States continues to support Finland and Sweden's path to NATO membership.

She added that the US remains convinced that the alliance is more united than ever because of the Russian occupation of Ukraine.

Meanwhile, President Biden had a telephone conversation today with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish President Sauli Niinistö.

President Niinistö's office said the three leaders "shared deep concern about Russia's war against Ukraine."

"President Niinistö outlined Finland's next steps towards NATO membership. And told Mr Biden that Finland deeply appreciates the necessary support from the United States," the office said in a brief statement.

Although Turkey has formally supported enlargement since joining NATO 70 years ago, its opposition could pose a problem for Sweden and Finland, as membership is by consensus among alliance countries.

Finland's intention to seek NATO membership, made public on Thursday, which is expected to be followed by Sweden, would bring about the expansion of the Western military alliance that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to prevent by launching aggression in Ukraine.

"We are following the developments regarding Sweden and Finland, but we do not have a positive view," President Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul, adding that NATO was wrong to accept Greece as a member.

"Ne nuk duam të përsërisim gabime të ngjashme. Për më tepër, vendet skandinave janë streha për organizatat terroriste," tha zoti Erdogan pa dhënë detaje të mëtejshme.

Sekretari i Përgjithshëm i NATO-s, Jens Stoltenberg kishte thënë se finlandezët do të "mirëpriteshin ngrohtësisht" dhe premtoi një proces "të qetë dhe të shpejtë" të pranimit, i cili mbështetet gjithashtu nga Uashingtoni.

Por Turqia ka kritikuar vazhdimisht Suedinë dhe vendet e tjera të Evropës Perëndimore për trajtimin e organizatave të konsideruara terroriste nga Ankaraja, përfshirë grupet militante kurde PKK dhe YPG, dhe përkrahësit e klerikut islamik me bazë në Shtetet e Bashkuara, Fethullah Gulen.

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto called for a prudent approach in response to Turkey's stance on Finland membership./VOA


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