Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that he has a choice not only with Sweden and Finland as they try to join NATO, but said that President Joe Biden can look forward to it as world leaders meet in Madrid this week. In a reading of a call from the two world leaders before boarding separate planes for Spain, the White House said Biden was “looking forward” to meeting with Erdogan this week. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoγan speaks during the Final Competition and the Research Project Award Ceremony for High School Students at the Bestepe Peopleâs Conference and Cultural Center in Ankara, Turkey, on June 2, 2022. (Mustafa Kamaci / Gettyol) LEGISLATORS BE CAREFUL THAT TURKEY PLAYS A DOUBLE GAME IN NATO, IN ARMS NEGOTIATIONS Although the summit is set to focus on the changing security reality posed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s blatant aggression in the Pacific, Turkey’s candid leader is expected to be in the spotlight. Erdogan has blocked the immediate accession of Helsinki and Stockholm to NATO over allegations that they house people sympathetic to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), whom Ankara has considered terrorists. “We will hold these quadripartite talks together and see where they have reached,” Erdogan told reporters at the airport, according to Turkish news agencies. “We do not want dry words, we want results. We are tired of passing the ball to the midfield. From now on, they produce words.” President Biden speaks at a press conference following the NATO summit and the G7 meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels (AP Photo / Markus Schreiber) TURKISH LEADER APPLIES US BASES IN GREECE THREATEN IMMEDIATE “THREAT” WITH ATHENS OBJECT TO NATO EXTENSION The PKK has been designated a terrorist group by the United States and the European Union. However, Western support for PKK-linked groups fighting ISIS in Syria under the People’s Protection Forces (YPG) has sparked further outrage among Turkish leaders. It is unclear how the negotiations with NATO, Sweden, Finland and Turkey have progressed, but additional long-running disputes between Turkey and other regional NATO allies have penetrated the ongoing negotiations.
Turkey has claimed in recent weeks that US bases in Greece are a threat to Turkish security and has accused the United States of using decades of meat between Athens and Ankara to bolster its own agenda. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference in Ankara, Turkey, on May 14th. (AP Photo / Burhan Ozbilici) CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION “When we ask them, you say ‘it’s against Russia.’ What actions did you take against Russia from there? So what do you say about these weapons? [delivered to the YPG]? Against whom are they used? ” Erdogan wondered on Tuesday. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Biden and Erdogan were likely to have time to meet in person on Wednesday, although there was no formal word yet. Caitlin McFall is a Fox News Digital reporter. You can contact her at [email protected] or at @ctlnmcfall on Twitter.