Now they say let's see what your requirements are, let's ask Sweden and Finland. We experienced it in Greece. We know that both Sweden and Finland will do the same trick against us.

Axar.az reports the statement came from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

"Why do we have to make such a mistake?" At present, we retain this authority, because NATO requires a full alliance. If a NATO member says no, that country cannot be accepted by NATO. In particular, these two countries, especially Sweden, are full terrorist centers, a hotbed of terrorism. They also imposed sanctions on us on the arms issue.

Therefore, we will resolutely continue this policy and tell our close friends that we will say no to the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO. We will continue in this way, " Erdogan said.