China News Service, June 1 (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu said on May 31 local time that Finland and Sweden should amend their laws if necessary to comply with Turkey's requirements and win Turkey's bid to join the two countries. NATO support.
Data map: Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu.
Cavusoglu further threatened that Turkey will veto the expansion of NATO.
He also said that Turkey has been a member of NATO for 70 years, and unless the requirements are met, Turkey will not lift the veto against Finland and Sweden.
On May 18, Sweden and Finland formally submitted their applications to join NATO to NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg.
According to the regulations, NATO must "unanimously agree" on the premise of 30 member states to admit new members.
Since Finland and Sweden expressed their desire to apply to join NATO, Turkey has clearly expressed its opposition.
Turkey has repeatedly stressed that Finland and Sweden must stop supporting the PKK, the Syrian Kurdish armed "People's Protection Units" and the "Gulen Movement" when they seek to join NATO, and lift restrictions on Turkey's export of defense equipment.