President Erdogan tells British PM Johnson that Türkiye’s opposition to Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership is due to their support for internationally recognised terror group PKK and its affiliates
"Of course we will continue all these discussions for the sake of not interrupting diplomacy," President Erdogan tells reporters.
"I spoke with the Dutch prime minister today," Erdogan told reporters on Friday, adding he was due to hold telephone talks with the British and Finnish leaders on Saturday. Ankara has voiced its opposition to Finnish and Swedish NATO membership bids over their history of hosting members of terrorist groups including PKK/YPG.
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