Türkiye’s presidential spokesman said Sunday that Türkiye, NATO, Sweden and Finland will hold a quadruple leaders’ summit in Madrid this week as part of a pivotal NATO summit.
“On Tuesday, at the request of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, a four-way summit will be held in Madrid with the participation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Our participation in this summit does not mean that we will step back from our position," Ibrahim Kalin said on Turkish TV news channel Haberturk.
Kalin reminded that Turkish officials have held two meetings with their Swedish and Finnish counterparts so far to discuss the two countries’ NATO membership applications.
Kalin said he and Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal will pay an official visit to Brussels on Monday for the third round of the talks as part of the decision taken during a phone call between Erdogan and Stoltenberg.
The fourth round of the talks will also be held ahead of the Madrid summit, Kalin added.
Kalin reiterated that Türkiye expects Sweden and Finland to take a clear and unequivocal stance against the PKK/PYD/YPG terror groups and affiliated structures.
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