Anonymous ID: a15531 Aug. 10, 2022, 10:22 a.m. No.17343011   šŸ—„ļø.is šŸ”—kun

25 Jun, 2022 16:59

Sweden should address fundamental issues to join NATO ā€“ key member

 

Stockholm has so far taken no ā€˜tangibleā€™ action to address Ankaraā€™s concerns, Turkey says

 

The Swedish government should deal with issues of ā€œfundamental importanceā€ for Turkey to reach an agreement on its NATO membership bid, Ankara said on Saturday. The news follows a phone call between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson.

 

Stockholm should ā€œchange its attitudeā€ towards the Kurdistan Workersā€™ Party (PKK), which Turkey and many Western nations consider a terrorist organization, the Turkish presidentā€™s office said in a statement. So far, Stockholm has not taken any ā€œtangible actionā€ to alleviate Ankaraā€™s concerns in this regard, it added.

 

Other issues preventing the two sides from reaching an agreement are Swedenā€™s arms embargo, and restrictions imposed on the Turkish defense industry. Ankara has urged Stockholm to take on ā€œbinding commitmentsā€ on these matters, setting out ā€œclear implementationā€ mechanisms.

 

Andersson described the phone call with Erdogan as a ā€œgood conversationā€ in a Twitter post, but otherwise provided little detail on the discussion.

 

In a separate conversation on Saturday, the Turkish leader also addressed Sweden and Finlandā€™s membership bids with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. According to the Turkish side, Erdogan informed Stoltenberg of persisting concerns regarding the admission of Finland and Sweden.

 

The two Nordic nations applied to join the US-led military alliance in May, voicing concerns over their security amid Russiaā€™s military operation in Ukraine. The move encountered staunch resistance from Turkey, which demanded Finland and Sweden stop harboring PKK members.

 

On Thursday,Stoltenberg admitted he could not ā€œguaranteeā€ the two nationsā€™ membership but said that was his goal. At the same time, he praised Turkey as an important NATO member, adding that its concerns should be addressed.

 

(Its a game of chicken)

 

https://www.rt.com/news/557820-turkey-sweden-nato-member/

Anonymous ID: a15531 Aug. 10, 2022, 10:27 a.m. No.17344724   šŸ—„ļø.is šŸ”—kun

Potential duplicate, if anon missed it, sorry:

 

Crimo video, much of the same images, creepy music. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" audio. "American History X" scene.

 

They went all out for this one. Not well, but E for effort..