Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, referring to Sweden’s agreement with Turkey for NATO membership, said, “The agreement between Sweden, Finland and Turkey will be fulfilled and terrorist organizations will be prevented.”
In his speech at the parliament, 59-year-old Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson, who was elected as the prime minister of the coalition government established after the election held in Sweden on September 11, touched upon the agreement that Sweden made with Turkey for NATO membership. “Six of the eight parties in the parliament support the NATO membership process. I value this very much. I want to see an agreement on important points. The most important priority of the federal government is to become a NATO member. The agreement between Sweden, Finland and Turkey will be fulfilled and terrorist organizations will be prevented,” Kristersson said. .
“For NATO, we MUST Fulfill the CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT WITH TURKEY AND FINLAND”
Newly appointed Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström and Defense Minister Pal Jonson evaluated Sweden’s agreement with Turkey for NATO membership to the country’s official news agency, TT. Emphasizing that they attach importance to NATO membership, Billström said, “There is a broad consensus in the Swedish Parliament on this issue. We should be a member of NATO. For NATO, we must fulfill the terms of the agreement we made with Turkey and Finland.”
“NEW GOVERNMENT AND FINLAND DECIDED TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT WITH TURKEY”
Defense Minister Jonson, on the other hand, stated that they had probably the most critical security problem after the Second World War and that they should become a member of NATO by the end of the year. “My hope is that Sweden will become a NATO member with Finland by the end of the year. The new government and Finland have decided to implement the provisions of the agreement with Turkey,” Jonson said.
TURKEY GAVE GREEN LIGHT TO SWEDEN AND FINLAND FOR NATO MEMBERSHIP
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Finland Sauli Niinistö, former Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a four-way summit on 28 June before the NATO Heads of State and Government Meeting held in Madrid, Spain, on 29-30 June. had accomplished. Turkey, which is against the NATO membership of both countries due to Finland and Sweden’s support for terrorist organizations, signed the joint memorandum stating that Sweden and Finland gave the green light to NATO membership after the Quadrilateral Summit, provided that their demands are met.
SWEDEN HAS LIFT ARMS EMBARGO
The condition of lifting the embargo on the export of defense products, which is one of the conditions demanded by Turkey for Sweden’s membership in NATO, was lifted by Sweden on 30 September. The Swedish Department of Strategic Products had decided to allow the resale of military equipment affected by the embargo. (UAV)