“NATO is a security organization.

The main struggle for NATO should be the fight against terrorism.

And you (Finland and Sweden. -

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) are in direct contact with structures that NATO member countries recognize as terrorist, ”TASS quotes him.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said earlier that Ankara had informed the NATO countries of its intention to say no to the membership of Sweden and Finland.

Croatian President Zoran Milanovic also announced plans to instruct Croatian Permanent Representative to NATO Mario Nobilo to vote against Finland and Sweden joining NATO until the issue of reforming the electoral legislation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is resolved.