On June 28, local time, after negotiations between the heads of governments of Turkey, Sweden and Finland and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg, Turkey withdrew its veto of Sweden and Finland's entry into NATO. The resolution approved the two countries mentioned above to join NATO.
According to a statement issued by Finnish President Niinisto, the three governments have signed a trilateral agreement confirming that Turkey will support the invitation of Sweden and Finland to become NATO members. The agreement emphasizes that Sweden, Finland and Turkey are committed to supporting each other in dealing with threats to each country's security, including cooperating in the fight against terrorism.
Niinistö also said, "The specific steps for our joining NATO will be agreed by NATO allies in the next two days."
On June 28, local time, the leaders of Turkey, Finland and Sweden met in Madrid, Spain.
Previously, NATO member Türkiye had repeatedly expressed its opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO on different occasions. According to regulations, NATO can only admit new members with the "unanimous consent" of 30 member states.
Exchange conditions
According to Turkey's Anadolu News Agency, the trilateral agreement includes that Finland and Sweden will clearly condemn all attacks carried out by terrorist organizations against Turkey and promise to prevent the activities of the Kurdistan Workers Party and other related organizations and individuals. Turkey, Finland and Sweden have decided to strengthen cooperation in combating the activities of terrorist organizations. Finland and Sweden will quickly consider and handle requests for deportation or extradition of terrorist suspects based on information, evidence and intelligence provided by Turkey.
Turkey confirmed its support for NATO's open policy and said it would support inviting Finland and Sweden to join NATO at the Madrid summit. As future NATO allies, Finland and Sweden will not support the "Gulen Movement" and the Kurdish Democratic Union Party and its affiliated armed organization "People's Protection Units". Sweden confirmed that a new, more effective terrorism crime law will take effect on July 1, and the government will strengthen anti-terrorism legislation. Türkiye, Finland and Sweden confirmed the lifting of the arms embargo between the three parties.
In addition, the trilateral agreement also emphasizes the establishment of an intelligence-sharing cooperation mechanism to combat terrorism and organized crime, prohibits fundraising and recruitment activities of the PKK and its affiliates, prohibits terrorist propaganda against Turkey, and supports Finland and Sweden extensively. Participate in the EU security mechanism and establish a permanent joint mechanism involving judicial, intelligence and security agencies to supervise the implementation of the above measures.
NATO Secretary General: NATO will admit Sweden and Finland at the "fastest speed in history"
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency on the 29th, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said at a press conference that Sweden and Finland will expand NATO Joined the organization the fastest in its history.
Stoltenberg said: "The (expansion) currently being promoted may be the fastest process in history."
File photo of NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg
Russian parliamentarian: Finland and Sweden have no strategy to join NATO Significance
On June 28, local time, Klimov, chairman of the Committee for the Protection of National Sovereignty of the Russian Federation Council, said that Finland and Sweden’s joining of NATO is meaningless at the global political level. Klimov said that the two countries' joining NATO would not improve their relations with Russia. On the contrary, the neutral status of both countries can bring them more benefits.
(Source: CCTV News, China News Network, Reference News Network)
