US State Department spokesman Ned Price pointed out that “Turkey has made no specific demands in exchange for supporting Finnish and Swedish efforts to join NATO.”

In an interview with Novosti Agency, he said that “of course, Turkey has not made any specific requests or requests”, explaining that “US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will hold talks at the UN podium with his Turkish counterpart Cavusoglu.” on Wednesday, amid disagreements over the two countries’ accession to the UN.

Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “Sweden and Finland do not show a clear position towards the terrorist organizations that Turkey (PKK) is fighting, and that is why Ankara cannot at this stage agree to their entry into NATO. The authorities made an official decision: over the weekend, he applied for NATO membership, and on May 17, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann-Kristin Linde signed an application to join the military alliance.