Madrid, 28 June 2022 – Ok of the Turkey upon entering the Born of Sweden and Finlandthe green light comes on the eve of NATO Summit in Madrid. The three countries have signed a memorandum of understanding, reports the Turkish agency Anadolu.
The content of the document respects in principle what Istanbul has asked for withdraw the veto at the entrance of Sweden and Finland in the Atlantic Alliance. The three countries have made a “commitment a support each other against the threats to the security of each country “, with the condemnation of all” of terrorism in all its forms. “Erdogan is thus satisfied, who in a statement from the Turkish presidency stresses that he has obtained” full cooperation “from Helsinki and Stockholm against the PKK, its allies and Gulen’s coup leaders.
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The foreign ministers of the three countries, that is Mevlut Cavusoglu, Ann Linde and Pekka Haavisto, signed the memorandum in the presence of the NATO secretary general, Jens Stoltenbergof the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoganby the Swedish premier, Magdalena Anderssonand the Finnish president, Sauli Niinisto.
At the end there was a relaxed and satisfying atmosphere for the achievement of the difficult understanding. So tomorrow’s NATO Summit in Madrid begins in the best possible way.
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Here are the main points of the memorandum
– Full cooperation of Sweden and Finland with Turkey in the fight against the PKK and its affiliates.
– Solidarity of Sweden and Finland with Turkey in the fight against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
– Commitment not to support the Kurds Pyd / Ypg and Feto (the organization of the coup leader Fetullah Gulen).
– Avoid embargo restrictions in the field of defense industry by increasing cooperation.
– Commitment to amend national legislation and practices of Sweden and Finland in the area of counter-terrorism and defense industry.
– Establishment of a structured cooperation mechanism on intelligence sharing in the fight against terrorism and organized crime.
– Adoption of concrete measures on the extradition of wanted for terrorism and the stipulation of bilateral contractual agreements.
– Ban on fundraising and recruiting activities of the PKK and affiliated organizations.
– Ban on terrorist propaganda against Turkey.
– Support for a wider participation of Finland and Sweden in EU security mechanisms, including Pesko (EU Permanent Structured Cooperation Process).
– Establishment of a permanent joint mechanism with the participation of justice, intelligence and security institutions to oversee the implementation of these points.