At the summit, NATO countries have invited Finland and Sweden to join the alliance when Turkey abandoned its weeks-long opposition.
In Madrid In Spain, the NATO summit continues today. A debate on the fight against terrorism is expected today. The topic was also on the agenda earlier this week in discussions between Finland, Sweden and Turkey about Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO applications.
Yesterday, NATO countries decided to invite Finland and Sweden to join the Alliance. President Sauli Niinistö according to which the accession protocol will be signed no later than Tuesday.
Finland and Sweden will become full members of the military alliance once all 30 NATO countries have ratified the membership.
Finland and Sweden applied for membership in the military alliance in May, but progress was hampered by weeks of opposition from Turkey. The agreement was reached the other day at a meeting of leaders in Madrid.
At yesterday’s press conference, Niinistö did not take a direct position on the role of the United States in resolving the NATO outbreak caused by Turkey.
“I have no idea what the presidents are [Joe] Biden and [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan they spoke, ”Niinistö said.
FinlandA memorandum of understanding signed between Sweden and Turkey on Tuesday helped bring a solution to NATO’s deadlock.
Experts estimated that STT’s risk of ambiguity in the document yesterday would lead to further controversy over what had been promised.
At yesterday’s press conference, Niinistö was asked about the Kurdish organizations mentioned in the memorandum of understanding.
In the document, Finland and Sweden give Turkey all their support in combating threats to the country’s national security. Finland and Sweden promise not to support the Kurdish YPG and PYD or the Gülen movement.
However, the document leaves open what kind of assistance Finland undertakes to provide to Turkey. Niinistö pointed out that Finland has so far provided humanitarian aid and does not intend to stop it.
Finland According to Niinistö, he was not very willing to mention Kurdish organizations in the memorandum of understanding, partly because there is a difference in the way NATO is treated.
Turkey, for example, sees the Syrian YPG as a terrorist organization, while the United States sees the YPG as a partner in the fight against the extremist Father.
“Mentioning them seems to be one of the main goals Turkey had,” Niinistö said.
The document does not change Finland’s current attitude towards these organizations.
“In the end, we were able to mention them because in that context, as I said, nothing changes.”
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