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Finland, Sweden to hold talks with Turkey after Erdogan’s objections to NATO membership

THE Sweden and the Finland plan to talk to her Turkey tomorrow, Saturday, in Berlin following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s opposition to NATO membershipas announced today by the Foreign Ministries of the two countries.

The Swedish minister If Linde “She will have the opportunity to discuss the possible Swedish candidacy” with her Turkish counterpart during an informal meeting of NATO ministers, to which Sweden and Finland are invited, she said in a statement to Agence France-Presse.

“I hope that we will continue to have positive messages from all 30 NATO member countries. “Many of the 30 allies have expressed strong public support for Sweden and Finland.”

“The Turkish government has not sent us this kind of message directly,” she said.

“We need patience in these processes”

Χααβίστο / Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka HaavistoΧααβίστο / Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka HaavistoΧααβίστο / Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto

During a press conference at the same time in Helsinki, the Finnish Foreign Minister Peka Haavisto also announced his intention to “continue the discussion” with the Turkish minister Mevlüt Tsavousoglu.

“I think we need patience in these processes and this is not done overnight. Let ‘s go step by step,” he said, noting that Finland had not yet announced. officially its candidacy for NATO membership, as broadcast by APE BPE, citing Reuters.

It is pointed out that the membership of a new member in the North Atlantic Alliance requires unanimity. Thus, Turkey can block the candidacies of the two Nordic countries, which are expected to be announced in the coming days.

Source: News Beast

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