FM: Turkiye doesn't oppose NATO enlargement, but countries that support terrorism

Turkiye supports NATO's open-door policy, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said, Report informs.

Çavuşoğlu noted that at the meeting of the foreign ministers of NATO members, Turkiye expressed its concern to Finland and Sweden about their relations with the PKK terrorist organization.

He stressed that Turkiye does not oppose NATO enlargement, but opposes countries that support terrorism.

The minister added that Finland and Sweden continue to restrict the export of defense industry products to Turkiye.

Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde and Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto held talks with Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu during an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Berlin to discuss the possibility of the Nordic countries accession to the alliance.