The Turkish President warned that he could still block the process of joining NATO of Finland, Sweden if they did not meet Ankara's expectations.
Speaking at the end of the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain on June 30, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that an agreement of 10 provisions with two Nordic countries was victory for Ankara and award.
However, he warned that if the Nordic countries did not fulfill their commitments, the Turkish Parliament could still refuse to approve the agreement.
This agreement will not be valid if we do not pass in the National Assembly, Mr. Erdogan said.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke at the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain Russia on June 30.
The joining NATO must be officially approved by all 30 member states, which means that each member has the right to block the new member.
Mr. Erdogan particularly emphasized that Sweden and Finland must meet Turkey's requirements for the extradition of 33 terrorist suspects associated with the Kurdish worker (PKK) or a member of the Islamic clergy.
PKK was an rebellion against the Turkish state in 1984 and was brought to the Black list by Turkey, the European Union (EU).
Turkey on June 28 withdrew the opposition to Finland and Sweden joined NATO after the three -party agreement and the meeting between Mr. Erdogan and US President Joe Biden.
Sweden and Finland in May submitted an application to NATO, the move was considered a turning point at the end of decades to maintain the neutral position of the two Nordic countries.
President Erdogan resolutely refused to turn on the green light for the Northern European countries, despite the call from NATO allies, because Turkey accused Finland, and especially Sweden,
7 decades of Nato Dong Tien in Europe.
After submitting the application for joining NATO, Finland and Sweden have to wait for the potential approval process of many challenges of 30 member countries.
Since its inception in 1949, NATO has been constantly expanding to the East and once again made Russia insecure when Finland, Sweden wanted to join.