NATO to meet with Türkiye, Sweden and Finland
NATO said that a meeting of the leaders of Türkiye, Sweden and Finland in a trilateral format was planned. The talks will be held in Brussels before the alliance's summit in Vilnius.
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Finland might join NATO in near future
The Finnish President believes that Turkey may ratify its application to NATO in the next few days. Immediately after that the country will be able to officially become the alliance member, Sauli Niinistö said. Finland's …
Turkish parliamentary commission approves Finland's NATO membership
The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs commission on Thursday approved a bill on Finland's NATO membership. It now has to be approved by the general assembly by March 26, the TRT TV channel reported. The protocol was sent to …
Turkey's NATO talks with Sweden and Finland to resume on March 9
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that talks with Sweden and Finland regarding their NATO membership bids would resume on March 9, after being suspended in January.
Turkey names new condition for Finland, Sweden NATO bids
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Finland and Sweden must take more action to address Ankara's concerns and win its support for the NATO bid. Turkey has complained about what it sees as Stockholm’s tolerance …
Finland and Sweden committed to joint NATO together
Finland and Sweden remain committed to joining NATO at the same time despite Turkey's opposition to the Swedish candidacy, the two countries' prime ministers told a joint news conference in Stockholm on Thursday. Turkey has said …
Turkey does not believe Sweden meets NATO membership requirements
Turkey has not yet seen Finland or Sweden take any specific steps that would allow for approving their applications for NATO membership. This primarily concerns Sweden, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday in Tallinn, where …
Türkiye may respond differently to Finland's NATO bid if...
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu suggested a solution to help Finland improve its chances to have its NATO application approved by Ankara - seeking accession without fellow candidate Sweden. “If the two countries want to …
Turkey to oppose Swedish-Finnish NATO membership bid until demands met
Turkey will not agree to admit Sweden or Finland to NATO until they satisfy Ankara’s requirements, as stipulated in the trilateral memorandum, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday. "We cannot say …
Erdogan says Ankara may 'shock' Sweden
Turkey may take a decision on Finland's NATO membership that will "shock" Sweden, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced. "We can give a different response to Finland if necessary, and Sweden will …
Finland approves 1st military exports to Türkiye since 2019
Finland has issued the first commercial export license for military material to Türkiye since 2019, a key demand for Ankara to approve Helsinki's NATO bid, the country's defense ministry said. The three nations reached …
Akar warns Sweden to veto its NATO accession bid after Quran burned
Türkiye cannot stay silent against the anti-İslam and anti-Türkiye protests that were held in Stockholm over the weekend, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has said, calling on Sweden and Finland to fully …
Stoltenberg confident Sweden and Finland to join NATO
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg believes Finland and Sweden will soon join the alliance with Türkiye’s approval, days after Stockholm said it had done everything it could to satisfy Ankara’s reservations about its …
Ankara expects Sweden, Finland to take 'concrete steps' for NATO membership
Türkiye expects Sweden and Finland to take "concrete steps" to become NATO members as terror propaganda in these countries is still ongoing, national defense minister Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday. "We are closely …
Hungary to ratify Finland, Sweden NATO bids in February
Hungary has promised to ratify the NATO bids of Finland and Sweden in early February of 2023, Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto said. "This was a positive message ... It specifically emphasized that Finland and Sweden are …
Swedish FM fails to confirm Stockholm’s entry to NATO in 2023
Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom could not confirm after a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu that his country would complete its bid to join NATO in 2023, but said there was progress on this score. "We …
Türkiye, Sweden, Finland discuss ensuring implementation of Trilateral Memorandum
A second meeting of the permanent joint mechanism between Türkiye, Finland and Sweden was held Friday in Stockholm. The trio signed a trilateral memorandum June 28 at the NATO summit in Madrid to address Türkiye’s …
NATO chief to visit Türkiye over Finland, Sweden membership
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Oct. 26 he would go to Türkiye "in the near future" to discuss Finland and Sweden’s nearly completed process to join the military alliance. …
Turkish and Finnish delegations discuss NATO membership in Ankara
The Turkish and Finnish ministry delegations are holding talks in Ankara as part of the NATO membership process, the Millliyet newspaper reported. Negotiations between representatives of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of …
Finland and Turkey to discuss NATO membership on October 25
The delegation of the Ministry of Justice of Finland will arrive in Ankara on October 25 within the procedure for obtaining the country's NATO membership, Anadolu Agency reports. Finland and Sweden applied for NATO membership on 18 …
