According to TASS, Sanchez answered the question about the presence of the mentioned countries at the meeting in Madrid in the affirmative.
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 him, representatives of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, recognized as a terrorist organization in Turkey, "are operating in these Scandinavian countries."
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as part of a telephone conversation with Erdogan, urged him to resolve problems with Finland and Sweden before the NATO summit.