Declaration of the NATO-Turkey-Sweden-Finland meeting

Stoltenberg spoke at a joint press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson after meeting in the Swedish capital Stockholm.

Stating that they discussed with Kristersson the issue of ending the participation of Sweden and Finland in NATO, Stoltenberg said: “This is our top priority and we are making progress. Turkey has legitimate security concerns. No NATO ally has suffered so many terrorist attacks. I welcome Sweden’s acceleration in the fight against terrorism, including the PKK, by enacting the new anti-terror law and strengthening cooperation with Ankara.” He used the phrase.

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Stoltenberg also stated that he welcomes Sweden’s efforts to ensure that there are no restrictions on arms exports to Turkey.

“Sweden has fulfilled its commitments under the tripartite memorandum and it is time to complete the ratification process,” said the NATO Secretary General. saying.

Referring to the meeting to be held at NATO headquarters in Brussels on March 9 with the participation of the representatives of the three countries, Stoltenberg reiterated the meetings of the Permanent Joint Mechanism established within the framework of the Tripartite Memorandum signed by the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for Turkey, Finland and Sweden at the NATO Summit in Madrid on June 28, 2022. He expressed his satisfaction at having agreed to launch it.

Stoltenberg also expressed that he welcomes the Hungarian parliament to start the approval negotiations and said that he hopes that the process will be completed in a short time.

Reiterating that both Sweden and Finland are working to become members until the summit in Vilnius in July, Stoltenberg said he could not give an exact date: “The question is not if Sweden and Finland will become members, but when.” . he performed the assessment of it.

Stoltenberg noted the following regarding the tripartite meeting that will take place on March 9:

“I want to be careful to announce ahead of time what will come out of this meeting. Otherwise, the interview will be difficult. The important thing is to ensure that the meeting takes place and the process is back on track.” (AA)