Finland and Sweden leaders met Turkey’s Erdogan on June 28 to interrupt the impasse.
Istanbul:
Turkey “acquired what it wished” from Sweden and Finland earlier than agreeing to again their drives to affix the NATO defence alliance, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s workplace mentioned on Tuesday.
“Turkey has made important positive factors within the battle in opposition to terrorist organisations,” mentioned the Turkish assertion, including: “Turkey acquired what it wished.”
The 2 Nordic international locations agreed to “cooperate totally with Turkey in its battle in opposition to the PKK” and different Kurdish militant teams, mentioned the assertion.
They’ve additionally agreed to raise their embargoes on weapons deliveries to Turkey, which have been imposed in response to Ankara’s 2019 navy incursion into Syria.
The 2 international locations will ban “fundraising and recruitment actions” for the Kurdish militants, and “stop terrorist propaganda in opposition to Turkey,” Erdogan’s workplace mentioned.
The Kurdistan Staff’ Social gathering (PKK) has been waging a decades-long insurgency in opposition to the Turkish state that has claimed tens of 1000’s of lives.
The PKK is designated as a terrorist organisation by Ankara and most of its Western allies.
However the group’s Syrian offshoot, the YPG, has been an necessary participant within the US-led worldwide alliance in opposition to the Islamic State group in Syria.
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