’Finland, Sweden’s NATO bids depend on steps to be taken’, dailysabah.com

The pace of Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership process depends on the steps to be taken by both countries, Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalın said, adding that they would be holding another round of talks with the two Nordic countries soon.

Speaking to reporters after holding the third round of talks with Swedish and Finnish delegations on NATO bid in Brussels on Thursday, Kalın said the meeting took place in a positive atmosphere overall.

”The speed of the process depends on steps to be taken by Finland and Sweden,” he said. Kalın chairs the Turkish delegation of the Permanent Joint Mechanism with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Sedat Önal. He noted that Finland and Sweden have been taking positive steps and acknowledge that these are not enough and more steps will be taken to address Türkiye’s security concerns regarding terrorist groups. Läs artikel