President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that Turkey is not ready to admit Sweden into NATO quite yet.
It is in an interview with CNN as Erdogan talks about the Swedish NATO application.
– We are not ready for Sweden right now. A NATO country should have a strong stance when it comes to fighting terrorism, he says in the interview.
– As long as Sweden continues to allow branches of terrorist organizations in Turkey to walk freely in Sweden, on the streets of Stockholm, we cannot look favorably on Sweden’s membership in NATO, the president continues.
Erdogan says that Turkey does not look favorably on Swedish membership in NATO under the current conditions. The president also states that Turkey has a positive relationship with Russia.