Turkey says Nordics must change laws if needed to meet its NATO demands

ANKARA, 01 June 2022, (TON): Turkish foreign minister said “Finland and Sweden should change their laws if needed to meet Turkey’s demands and win its backing for their bid to join NATO, doubling down on a threat to veto a historic enlargement of the alliance.”

In a move that shocked its allies, Turkey on May 13 objected to Finland and Sweden joining NATO on the grounds that they harbor people linked to groups it deems terrorists, including the Kurdistan Workers Party, and because they halted arm exports to Turkey in 2019.

The Nordic states applied to join NATO after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

All 30 NATO members must approve any enlargement plans.

Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkey, a NATO member for seven decades, would not lift its veto unless its demands were met, echoing recent comments by President Tayyip Erdogan.

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