Turkey: On Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Finland, Sweden and the member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to show “full solidarity” with Ankara in the “war it is waging against terrorism”, especially in its fight against Kurdish movements.
The Turkish president urged the Nordic countries to “participate” in this battle.
He said during the “NATO” summit in Madrid that “this determination (against terrorism) should not remain a dead letter. It is imperative that the combat operation continues in full solidarity, without any discrimination between terrorist organizations.
On Tuesday evening, Turkey reached an agreement with the two Nordic countries regarding their membership in NATO in exchange for their commitment to fight the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which Ankara classifies as a “terrorist”.
“If they do their duty, we will present (the memorandum of understanding) to parliament (for approval),” Erdogan said. And if they don’t, we won’t send it to Parliament….”
He called on Finland and Sweden to “complete their legal measures” regarding the Kurdish movements represented by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party and the Kurdish People’s Protection Units active on Turkey’s borders in northern Iraq and Syria.
“What matters is that the promises made to Turkey are kept,” Erdogan added.
