Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated today that his country will not support the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO.

The Swedish Foreign Minister stressed today that the high representatives of Helsinki and Stockholm will travel to Turkey soon, in order for the representatives of these countries to discuss possible agreements for their membership in NATO, Telegrafi reports.

However, Erdogan has stated that there is no need for diplomats from these countries to go to Turkey, in order for the authorities of this country to try to persuade them to support their efforts to be part of the North Atlantic Alliance. .

"First of all, we would not say 'yes' to those who have imposed sanctions on Turkey," Erdogan added.

Recall that these two Scandinavian countries have confirmed that they will seek NATO membership - ending years of military neutrality, and everything is happening after the Russian occupation of Ukraine.

Meanwhile, Turkish officials have said since last week that they do not support their NATO membership, accusing Sweden and Finland of hiding Kurdish militants whom Ankara considers terrorists - also accusing them of refusing to extradite them to authorities. Turkish justice.

"Countries that support terrorism should not be part of NATO," said Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Turkish foreign minister.

/ Telegraphy /