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Umongameli waseFinland Sauli Niinistö uzobhekisa amabombo eTurkey kuleli sonto, okuthiwa uzokwamukela izindaba ezinhle ezivela e-Ankara mayelana nesicelo sobulungu be-NATO yezwe lakhe.
UNinistö ufika eTurkey ngoLwesine. Uzovakashela izindawo ezacekelwa phansi uchungechunge lokuzamazama komhlaba nokuzamazama okwenzeka ngemva kwalokho ngo-February, okwashiya amashumi ezinkulungwane efile nezigidi ezengeziwe zidinga ukudla, amanzi, nendawo yokuhlala.
NgoLwesihlanu, uNiinistö uzohlangana noMongameli waseTurkey u-Recep Tayyip Erdogan e-Istanbul.
“Ngaphezu kokwakhiwa kabusha kokuzamazama komhlaba, izihloko zengxoxo isimo sezwe, ubudlelwano phakathi kweFinland neTurkey, kanye nobulungu be-NATO yaseFinland neSweden,” ihhovisi likamongameli waseFinland. kusho isitatimende.
Ukuvakasha kuka-Niinistö — okwakamuva ochungechungeni lohambo lwezokuxhumana ngosopolitiki abaphezulu baseFinland okuhloswe ngalo ukuthola ukwesekwa kwenqubo yabo yokufaka isicelo ye-NATO esimisiwe — kuza njengoba u-Erdogan ekhombisa ukuthi ekugcineni angakwazi ukuhambisa isicelo.
Ebuzwa izintatheli mayelana nokunikeza ukukhanya okuluhlaza eFinland, u-Erdogan waphendula: “UNkulunkulu uzimisele, uma kungcono kakhulu.”
Isitatimende eside esivela kumongameli waseFinland sithe u-Erdogan wabonisa ukuthi ufuna ukuhlangana “noMongameli kuMongameli” lapho kunesinqumo sokuthi i-NATO ixhumane namaFinns.
“AbaseTurkey babenethemba lokuthi ngizoba khona ukuze ngivume impendulo lapho bememezela lesi sinqumo. Yebo, ngasamukela isimemo futhi ngizohamba ngiyokwamukela inhloso yakhe,” kubhala uNiinistö.
Kuze kube manje, amalungu e-NATO angama-30 asevumile izicelo zeFinland neSweden, kanti angama-28 asekuvumile ukungena kwawo esikhundleni. ITurkey neHungary kuphela ehlulekile ukwenza lokho.
Uhulumeni waseTurkey usola iSweden ngokuthambile kakhulu emaqenjini abona njengezinhlangano zamaphekula nezinsongo ezikhona, okubandakanya amaqembu amaKurd kanye nabagxeki baka-Erdogan.
I-Ankara ithe nokho inezinkinga ezimbalwa ngobulungu baseFinland.
Ekhuluma ngesikhathi evakashele eBerlin ngoLwesithathu, uNdunankulu waseSweden u-Ulf Kristersson uphawule ukuthi kube nezimpawu ezikhulayo emasontweni asanda kwedlula zokuthi iTurkey ikulungele ukwamukela ubulungu baseFinland ngaphambi kobuSweden.
Uthe: “Nathi sisilungele leso simo.”
“Asikufihli nakancane ukuthi sincamele ukugunyazwa ndawonye, ukwenza lonke uhambo sibambene ngezandla,” kuqhuba uKristersson. Kodwa “Bengihlale ngizwakalisa iqiniso lokuthi izwe ngalinye ku-NATO lizenzela ezalo izinqumo zokuqinisekisa futhi siyakuhlonipha ngokuphelele lokho.”
Umholi waseSweden uthe kube “nenqubekelaphambili enhle kakhulu” futhi “siyakholelwa … ukuthi sesikulungele ukuqinisekiswa, kodwa siyahlonipha ukuthi yiTurkey kuphela engenza izinqumo zaseTurkey.”
“Yebo, sithemba ukuthi kuzoba nenqubo yokuqinisekisa ngokushesha ngemuva kokhetho lwaseTurkey,” engeza.
U-Erdogan ufuna ihlandla lesithathu elandelana okhethweni lwangoMeyi 14.
Izikhulu zaseTurkey zicasulwe wuchungechunge lwemibhikisho eyehlukene eSweden, okuhlanganisa nombhikisho wesishoshovu esimelene nobuSulumane esishise iQuran ngaphandle kweNxusa laseTurkey.
