NATO headquarters building in Brussels. File photoPARIS, May 26 French President Emmanuel Macron urged Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a telephone conversation to «respect the sovereign choice» of Finland and Sweden to join NATO, the Elysee Palace said. Macron held a telephone conversation on Thursday with Erdogan.
NATO has entered into a global confrontation with Russia, Lukashenko saidFrench President urged his Turkish counterpart to «respect the sovereign choice» of Finland and Sweden to join NATO and expressed the hope that a «solution» to lift the Turkish veto would be found soon. «The President of the Republic emphasized the importance of respecting the sovereign choice of these two countries, arising from the democratic process,» BFMTV quotes the communiqué of the Elysee Palace. Finland and Sweden against the background events in Ukraine on May 18 handed over to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg applications for joining the alliance. Turkey has blocked the start of the process of consideration of these applications. The Turkish President said that Ankara cannot say «yes» to the membership of Finland and Sweden in NATO, because it cannot believe their assurances about relations with representatives of the Kurdistan Workers' Party banned in Turkey. On Tuesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the country «needs a written agreement» with Sweden and Finland «on a concrete step» by these countries to stop their support for terrorism. .jpg» />Chinese Foreign Ministry accused NATO Secretary General of double standards
