Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “We are pursuing a constructive and active policy in solving global and regional problems, and just as we do not seek tension, we also do not succumb to pressure,” noting that “Turkish diplomacy is going through the most successful stage.”

In a statement to Turkey’s Anadolu agency, he pointed out that “the agreement on the supply of Ukrainian grain, which was concluded as a result of Ankara’s efforts, is one of the biggest successes achieved by the UN with a shaky reputation.” In another context, he stated that “Greece’s urge to arm the islands in the Aegean has nothing to do with the mind and spirit of the alliance. The policy of incitement and escalation is not and will not be in anyone’s interest.”

Commenting on the issue of Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO, Erdogan stressed: “We will maintain our principled and firm position in this regard until the commitments made to our country are fulfilled.”

Ankara, as a NATO member, reportedly suspended the start of the process of considering Sweden’s applications and NATO membership, but then signed a security memorandum with Sweden and Finland on June 29 last year, taking into account all Ankara’s concerns. on the activities of its opponents in these two countries, including the pledge By handing them over to Turkey, in return, Turkey withdrew its objections to the entry of these two European countries into NATO.