“I think it is better for Turkey to be in NATO than outside of NATO,” Solberg quoted Anadolu.

Earlier in Britain, it was reported that the government has suspended the issuance of licenses for arms exports to Turkey due to the military operation of Ankara in Syria. Also, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Mayo said that Italy plans to stop arms exports to Turkey.

October 9, Ankara announced the start of the ground part of the military operation "Source of Peace" in northeast Syria. Later, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated that the Turkish side went on to conduct a military operation because the United States refused to fulfill earlier promises.

US leader Donald Trump signed a decree imposing sanctions against Turkey in connection with this military operation.