Trilateral memorandum between [Turkey], Finland and Sweden

NATO ^ | June 28, 2022 | N/A

[Ultra Sonic 007]

• Today the representatives of Turkiye, Finland and Sweden, under the auspices of the NATO Secretary General, have agreed the following.
   
• NATO is an Alliance based on the principles of collective defence and the indivisibility of security, as well as on common values. Turkiye, Finland and Sweden affirm their adherence to the principles and values enshrined in the Washington Treaty.
   
• One of the key elements of the Alliance is unwavering solidarity and cooperation in the fight against terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations, which constitutes a direct threat to the national security of Allies as well as to international peace and security.
   
• As prospective NATO Allies, Finland and Sweden extend their full support to Turkiye against threats to its national security. To that effect, Finland and Sweden will not provide support to YPG/PYD, and the organisation described as FETO in Turkiye. Turkiye also extends its full support to Finland and Sweden against threats to their national security. Finland and Sweden reject and condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, in the strongest terms. Finland and Sweden unambiguously condemn all terrorist organisations perpetrating attacks against Turkiye, and express their deepest solidarity with Turkiye and the families of the victims.
   
• Finland and Sweden confirm that the PKK is a proscribed terrorist organisation. Finland and Sweden commit to prevent activities of the PKK and all other terrorist organisations and their extensions, as well as activities by individuals in affiliated and inspired groups or networks linked to these terrorist organisations. Turkiye, Finland and Sweden have agreed to step up cooperation to prevent the activities of these terrorist groups. Finland and Sweden reject the goals of these terrorist organisations.
   
• Further to this, Finland refers to several recent amendments of its Criminal Code by which new acts have been enacted as punishable terrorist crimes. The latest amendments entered into force on 1 January 2022, by which the scope of participation in the activity of a terrorist group has been widened. At the same time, public incitement related to terrorist offenses was criminalised as a separate offense. Sweden confirms that a new, tougher, Terrorist Offenses Act enters into force on 1 July, and that the government is preparing further tightening of counter-terrorism legislation.
   
• Turkiye, Finland and Sweden confirm that now there are no national arms embargoes in place between them. Sweden is changing its national regulatory framework for arms exports in relation to NATO Allies. In future, defence exports from Finland and Sweden will be conducted in line with Alliance solidarity and in accordance with the letter and spirit of article 3 of the Washington Treaty.
   
• Today, Turkiye, Finland and Sweden commit to the following concrete steps:
   
  • Establish a joint, structured dialogue and cooperation mechanism at all levels of government, including between law enforcement and intelligence agencies, to enhance cooperation on counter-terrorism, organised crime, and other common challenges as they so decide.
     
  • Finland and Sweden will conduct the fight against terrorism with determination, resolve, and in accordance with the provisions of the relevant NATO documents and policies, and will take all required steps to tighten further domestic legislation to this end.
     
  • Finland and Sweden will address Turkiye's pending deportation or extradition requests of terror suspects expeditiously and thoroughly, taking into account information, evidence and intelligence provided by Turkiye, and establish necessary bilateral legal frameworks to facilitate extradition and security cooperation with Turkiye, in accordance with the European Convention on Extradition.
     
  • Finland and Sweden will investigate and interdict any financing and recruitment activities of the PKK and all other terrorist organisations and their extensions, as well affiliates or inspired groups or networks as outlined in paragraph 5.
     
  • Turkiye, Finland and Sweden commit to fight disinformation, and prevent their domestic laws from being abused for the benefit or promotion of terrorist organisations, including through activities that incite violence against Turkiye.
     
  • Finland and Sweden will ensure that their respective national regulatory frameworks for arms exports enable new commitments to Allies and reflects their status as NATO members.
     
  • Finland and Sweden commit to support the fullest possible involvement of Turkiye and other non-EU Allies in the existing and prospective initiatives of the European Union's Common Security and Defence Policy, including Turkiye's participation in the PESCO Project on Military Mobility.
     
• For the implementation of these steps, Turkiye, Finland and Sweden will establish a Permanent Joint Mechanism, with the participation of experts from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Interior, and Justice, as well as Intelligence Services and Security Institutions. The Permanent Joint Mechanism will be open for others to join.
   
• Turkiye confirms its long-standing support for NATO's Open Door policy, and agrees to support at the 2022 Madrid Summit the invitation of Finland and Sweden to become members of NATO.

[Ultra Sonic 007]

So for those who wondered what Turkey got in return for supporting Finland and Sweden's entry into NATO:

-Sweden/Finland will lift its arms embargo.

-Both will support Turkey on PKK, stop support to YPG.

-They will amend their laws on terrorism.

-They will share Intel with each other.

-They will extradite terror suspects.

-Finland and Sweden will support Turkey’s participation in EU's PESCO (Permanent Structured Cooperation).

-Turkey, Finland and Sweden will establish a permanent joint mechanism to consult on justice, security and intelligence.

If nothing else, you can't say that Erdogan doesn't utilize whatever leverage he has to gain for what he perceives to be Turkey's national interests.

(Can't say much for the Kurds, alas.)

[SunkenCiv]

If nothing else, you can't say that Erdogan doesn't utilize whatever leverage he has to gain for what he perceives to be Turkey's national interests.

Particularly when compared to Biden, Kerry, the Clintons, all California Democrats, Obama...

[kiryandil]

"The wheels of the bus go round and round. And under the bus go the Kurds, again."

Midnight rendition for the PKK guys in Sweden and Finland...

[mac_truck]

Meh...memorandums are worth about as much as the paper they’re written.

I’ll wager Erdogan reneges on this deal at least once before the end of the year.

[MercyFlush]

Suck it, Putin fanboi. Sweden and Finland joining NATO is now a done deal. Hope your prick friends in Moscow enjoy having US missiles stationed 160km from St. Petersburg.

[MercyFlush]

Irrelevant what Erdogan does from here. Sweden and Finland are joining NATO and that part can’t be undone.

What is also important here is that Turkey is supporting NATO and not Moscow.

[kiryandil]

I’ll wager Erdogan reneges on this deal at least once before the end of the year.

At least once.   

The neoconneds around here don't understand geopolitics. Erdogan does.

The Turks will questioning PKK guys from Sweden and Finland in the basements of the Turkiye Lubyanka, right quick.

And the Western Media will be mum about that little development...

[Ultra Sonic 007]

The FR keywords continue to amuse, at least.

“pedosforputin; putinlovertrollsonfr; putinsbuttboys; putinworshippers; zottherussiantrolls”: In what universe is this memorandum good news for Putin?

“chechens; chechnya” How are Chechens relevant?

“armenia; azerbaijan; iran; iraq; lebanon; yemen” How are these countries relevant to the article?

“scottritter” Why is he even being mentioned??

[kiryandil]

I’d bet that the foul-mouthed Sacramento sleaze arced out when he saw we were mocking the Swedes and the Finns for having a heaping dish of fresh Turkish oysters.

[Wuli]

Sweden and Finland caved, and were told to cave, to Erdogan.

I would have preferred that the rest of NATO told Turkey to pound sand, disolved NATO-1 and formed NATO-2 with Finland and Sweden and without Turkey.

[mac_truck]

Irrelevant what Erdogan does from here.

Gosh your dumb.

[MercyFlush]

“Gosh your dumb.”

>> You’re <<

[MercyFlush]

“I’d bet that the foul-mouthed Sacramento sleaze arced out when he saw we were mocking the Swedes and the Finns for having a heaping dish of fresh Turkish oysters.”

You really think quite highly of yourself, don’t you?

Here’s something for you to contemplate:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

“The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias whereby people with low ability, expertise, or experience regarding a certain type of a task or area of knowledge tend to overestimate their ability or knowledge.”

[Albion Wilde]

Finland and Sweden will now become borderless to relentless muslim invasion.

[Albion Wilde]

Turkey is says that it is supporting NATO and not Moscow.

[kiryandil]

I'm an expert in a number of areas, and get paid for all of them.

You - you're a California functionary. People like you pay people like me to fix their stuff because their brains are too tiny to grasp much beyond their keyboard or their cell phone screen.

[MercyFlush]

“People like you pay people like me to fix their stuff because their brains are too tiny to grasp much beyond their keyboard or their cell phone screen.”

Yep, I’m so stupid. You keep thinking that if it makes you happy.

[kiryandil]

I’m not the one who believes in ukrainicorns...

[MercyFlush]

“I’m not the one who believes in ukrainicorns...”

You’re the one who believes Putin is a righteous man.

Pardon me if I prefer my ‘ukrainicorns’.

[kiryandil]

nyuk nyuk nyuk

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