A NATO diplomat told Reuters that Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu was in a "crisis situation" at the International Forum on Immigration in New York, and raised his voice to Swedish Foreign Minister Anne Linde, saying: your feminist policy ".
The Secretary of State is taking part in the International Forum on Immigration in New York, which is being held for the first time under the umbrella of the United Nations General Assembly.
Reuters reported that Tsavousoglu not only set conditions for Turkey to say 'yes' to membership, but also raised his voice to Swedish Foreign Minister Linde. Three NATO diplomats said the climate was "embarrassing" and the summit was adjourned.
"It was a historic moment for us, but Tsavousoglu said he was outraged by Linde's 'feminist policy', which is causing a lot of drama," said another diplomat, adding that many in the room "preferred silence to avoid escalating tensions ".
Speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, the diplomat said: "We were trying to understand what our Turkish colleague wanted, that is, what he really wanted. "It was embarrassing," he said.
A Turkish source told Reuters that Tsavousoglu "respectfully summed up" Turkey's position.
"While the statements from Finland have been made very carefully, Sweden's comments do not help its bid to join NATO," the source said.
