Türkiye Warns Finland, Sweden Must 'Take Steps' Before NATO Approval
Date
11/6/2022 6:05:38 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Türkiye will not formally approve Finland and Sweden's
membership of NATO until the two countries take the necessary
'steps', Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told alliance chief
Jens Stoltenberg, reports citing .
Ankara says the two Nordic nations provide a safe haven for PKK
terrorists and held back on ratifying their NATO membership despite
an agreement in June.
'President Erdogan noted that the steps to be taken by Sweden
and Finland would determine how fast the approval process... would
go and when it would be concluded,' the Turkish presidency
said.
Erdogan and Stoltenberg held a private meeting in Istanbul that
was closed to the media.
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