The leader of at least one other NATO country reportedly joins Turkey in opposing Finland and Sweden being admitting into the alliance.
he would oppose Sweden and Finland joining the alliance because of the countries' alleged support of Kurdish militants and other groups that he claimed are a threat to Turkey.
In order for a country to join the alliance, a consensus is needed by NATO's 30 members, any one of which can veto new candidates. Turkey and Croatia are both NATO members. Milanovic announced he would instruct Croatia's Permanent Representative to NATO, Ambassador Mario Nobilo, to vote against the admission of Finland and Sweden,However, Croatia's parliament is reportedly in favor of voting for Sweden and Finland to join NATO.
President of Croatia Zoran Milanovic has said he joins Turkey in opposing the admittance of Sweden and Finland into NATO. In this photo, Milanovic is seen during a summit at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on June 14, 2021.When discussing his stance, Milanovic indicated he would not support the countries' bid until an election law in Bosnia and Herzegovina is amended.
"That is not an act against Finland and Sweden, but it is for Croatia," Milanovic said, according to the Croatian News Agency."Turkey certainly will not move away from the table before it gets what it wants. How are we fighting for our interests?" Milanovic supports reform to election laws in Bosnia and Herzegovina that the Bosnian Croat party says will make it easier for them to elect their representatives to government positions. He has also publicly disputed with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković over the issue of Sweden and Finland joining NATO.
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