Turkish media: Ankara-Washington relations have reached an impasse

According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, at the same time as reports were published that two issues related to the sale of American fighter jets to Ankara and the approval of the protocol of Sweden’s accession to NATO in the Turkish Parliament, now there is news of tension in the relations between the two countries. .

The “T24” news site wrote in Turkey today (Monday) that the delay of the country’s parliament in the final approval of Sweden’s membership in NATO has brought Ankara’s relations with Washington to a standstill.

Yesterday (Sunday) “Haberturk” TV channel reported that Sweden’s NATO membership protocol will be submitted to the Turkish Parliament in the coming days for an official voting session to be held on it.

However, the article on the T24 website states: “After the meeting of the NATO leaders in July of last year, the American side complained that Turkey did not stick to its promises.” In fact, as soon as the Turkish parliament convened in October [2023], it seemed that the [Ankara] government had decided to approve Sweden’s membership.

This news site He added: “However, the terrorist attack on the day of the reopening of [Turkey’s] parliament and the start of the war in the Gaza Strip on October 7, made the [Ankara] government say that we are busy.”

At the end of this article it is stated: “Although the government [Turkey] intends to give the green light to Sweden’s membership in NATO, at the same time it wants to use the negative events that have happened recently to its advantage”.

Meanwhile, US Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken claimed on Sunday morning that Turkey will approve Sweden’s NATO membership protocol in the coming weeks. (more details)

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