“Certainly, we understand Turkey's concerns regarding the terrorist threat.
At the same time, we are confident that in the course of the upcoming contacts, these countries will be able to resolve Ankara's concerns, and the process of the two countries' accession to NATO will continue, ”RIA Novosti quotes her words during a briefing.
Earlier, Fahrettin Altun, head of the Turkish presidential administration's liaison department, said that Turkey cannot positively accept applications for NATO membership from countries that do not have a clear position on combating terrorism.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the accession of Sweden and Finland to the North Atlantic Alliance is impossible without fulfilling all the requirements of Ankara.
Erdogan stressed that as long as he is president, Ankara will not support the entry into NATO of countries that support terrorism.