Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “We expect our allies to understand our thoughts and concerns about the support of some terrorist organizations, and they must understand that we have humanitarian ties and obligations towards refugees”, noting that “I I expect NATO allies to understand Turkey’s security issues.

He noted at a press conference: “We cannot accept the accession of countries that support terrorism to NATO, and our position is clear, and we reject the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO,” adding that “there is no need for official visits.” from Sweden and Finland to us because our position is clear and we reject their entry into NATO.”

Erdogan explained: “We asked the terrorists from Sweden and she rejected our request, and now we refuse to accept her entry into NATO, and Turkey made a mistake when it agreed to Greece’s membership in NATO, and we do not want to repeat the same mistake,” and called on NATO member countries to “support Turkey’s efforts to create a safe zone on the borders of Syria.”