Erdogan insists that he will maintain the veto on Sweden and Finland in NATO until his demands are met

MADRID, 5 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has insisted for another week that he will not admit Sweden and Finland to NATO until he is fully convinced that both countries have cut ties with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). ), organization declared as a terrorist group by Ankara.

"Until our expectations are met, we will continue without changing our position on NATO expansion," he told a meeting of his ruling Justice and Development Party.

"At this moment, leaders of terrorist organizations roam freely in Sweden and Finland, under the protection of the Swedes and the Finns," he added.

Both the President of Finland, Sauli Niinisto, as well as the Prime Minister of Sweden, Magdalena Anderson, and the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, have agreed that they all take into account Turkey's "security concerns" in this regard to guarantee the accession of both countries as a security measure against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

However, the efforts of Sweden and Finland to convince the president that they have no relationship with these groups do not seem to have borne fruit. After indicating at the end of last month that the talks in recent days have not taken place "at the desired level", Erdogan criticizes practically every time he speaks the alleged protections granted by these countries to Kurds wanted by the Turkish government.