NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, during a visit to Finland yesterday, basically agreed with Turkish government claims that Finland and Sweden support and harbor Kurdish militants and other groups Ankara labels “terrorists”.

Turkey has raised objections to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, arguing that the two Nordic states support such groups.

“These are legitimate concerns. This is about terrorism, it’s about weapons exports,” Stoltenberg stated at a joint news conference on Sunday with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto.

Stoltenberg said Turkey is a key NATO ally due to its strategic location and noted Ankara’s recent support to Ukraine after being invaded by Russia.

“We have to remember and understand that no NATO ally has suffered more terrorist attacks than Turkiye,” Stoltenberg said.