“We are open to discuss all issues.

Turkey can be open and constructive about our membership.

These discussions are already underway and will continue in the coming days," TASS quoted him as saying.

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.

According to Interfax, according to him, representatives of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), recognized as a terrorist organization in Turkey, "act in these Scandinavian countries."

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.