USA: Sweden must become a member of NATO without delay…
Jean-Pierre answered questions from journalists at his daily press briefing. Returning from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and Azerbaijan, Jean-Pierre was reminded of Sweden’s assessment of the NATO membership process on the plane, saying: “We believe that Sweden should become a member of NATO”. member as soon as possible without delay. saying.
The White House spokesman stated that US President Joe Biden will continue to be “very clear and unequivocal as he has been for the past few months” about Sweden’s NATO membership.
“The sooner the better. We continue to share this with Türkiye, but I don’t have a timeline to share.” Referring to his statement on the same subject yesterday, Jean-Pierre reiterated that they are “hopeful” that Sweden will become a member in the first NATO summit.
“SWEDEN HAS FULFILLED ITS COMMITMENTS”
Recalling Sweden’s decision to extradite a prisoner linked to the PKK terrorist organization to Turkey yesterday, spokesman Jean-Pierre said: “Therefore, Sweden has honored its commitments under the tripartite Memorandum of Understanding that it agreed with Finland. and Turkey at the NATO meeting. Summit.” he has spoken.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a statement on the plane after his visit to TRNC and Azerbaijan, regarding Sweden’s NATO accession process: “Where is NATO’s anti-terrorist leg? NATO has to deal with with this once. If we don’t take care of this, we can’t get up and say baby rose baby in Vilnius or something like that.” He had used the words.
DIPLOMACY WITH CHINA
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said the United States will continue its negotiations with the People’s Republic of China to resolve the issues.
Jean-Pierre said that China will remain a “major player” on a global scale and will “take provocative steps”, so “intense competition requires diplomacy.”
The White House spokesman also said he believes it is a “responsible approach” to managing tensions with China, eliminating misperceptions and miscalculations, noting that it is in the US interest “to find a way to work ” with the Beijing administration. (AA)