Turkey opposes NATO membership for Finland, Sweden

ISTANBUL, 14 May 2022, (TON): President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said “Turkey did not have a positive opinion on Finland and Sweden joining NATO, throwing up a potential obstacle for the nations’ membership bid.”

The leader of NATO-member Turkey spoke ahead of expected confirmations from the Nordic nations on Sunday that they will apply to join the Western military alliance.

Erdogan accused both countries of harboring terrorist organisations in his unfavourable assessment of the membership bids.

Erdogan told journalists “we do not have a positive opinion.”

He said “Scandinavian countries are like a guesthouse for terror organizations.”

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