US ‘looking to clarify’ Turkish position on NATO enlargement: White House

Washington is “working to clarify Turkey’s position” after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO amid the war in Ukraine, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki has said.

The idea of the two nations becoming members of the US-led alliance had received “broad support from NATO member countries”, Psaki said.

But Erdogan said earlier that NATO member Turkey did not have “positive views” on the European countries’ expected efforts to seek membership, accusing them of being “guesthouses for terrorist organisations”.