President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
The call addressed the latest developments in Russia. It was noted that the termination of the tensions in Russia has prevented the occurrence of irrevocable humanitarian tragedies in the Ukrainian field.
The wish for the developments in Russia to constitute a new milestone in the path to a just peace in Ukraine was conveyed to NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg.
Sweden’s NATO membership was also discussed during the call. It was stressed that Türkiye maintains its constructive stance regarding Sweden’s membership but that legislative amendments would be meaningless so long as PKK/PYD/YPG supporters organize demonstrations freely in this country.
It was further stressed that the injustices faced within the context of the F-35s and the attempts to associate Türkiye’s requests about the F-16s with Sweden’s membership would harm NATO and its security rather than Türkiye.
Meanwhile, Stoltenberg shared a post on social media with regard to his call with President Erdoğan.
Touching upon his call with President Erdoğan ahead of the NATO Summit that will take place in Lithuanian capital Vilnius, Stoltenberg indicated that important decisions were to be taken at the summit on terrorism, deterrence and defence.