Türkiye, Finland, Sweden to meet over the Nordic NATO bid
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The first meeting of a permanent joint mechanism established between the countries will be held in Finland on Friday.
The first meeting on a permanent joint mechanism between Turkey, Finland and Sweden will be held in Finland.
During Friday’s meeting, Turkey will be represented by presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin and deputy foreign minister Sedat Onal.
On June 28, the three countries signed a trilateral memorandum at the NATO summit in Madrid to address Turkey’s legitimate security concerns, paving the way for Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership.
For the implementation of the memorandum, the three countries established a permanent joint mechanism, with the participation of experts from the ministries of foreign affairs, interior and justice, as well as intelligence services and security institutions.
According to the memorandum, Finland and Sweden give their full support to Türkiye against threats to the country’s national security.
Helsinki and Stockholm will therefore not provide support to the terrorist organizations YPG/PYD and FETO.
Turkey, which has been a member of NATO for more than 70 years, made it clear that it will oppose the Nordic countries’ NATO membership if its security concerns are not addressed.
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Source: AA