NATO is preparing for talks on Sweden's accession to the alliance
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said yesterday, after his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that a meeting will be held between Turkey, Sweden and Finland this month to try to overcome the objections that delayed the ratification of Sweden’s request to join the alliance. In March, Turkey ratified Finland’s request to join NATO, but […] NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has announced that a meeting between Turkey, Sweden and Finland will be held this month to try to overcome objections that have delayed the ratification of Sweden’s request to join the alliance. In March, Turkey ratified Finland’'s request for NATO, but it still objects to Sweden”s accession, which is Hungary's position. Turkey said that Stockholm harbors members of armed groups that Ankara considers “terrorist” and that Sweden is taking important concrete steps to address Turkey's concerns. The next round of talks between officials from Finland, Sweden, and Turkey will likely take place in the middle of next week, while NATO defense ministers will meet in Brussels on June 15 and 16.
Publié : il y a 2 ans par David Sadler dans Politics
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said yesterday, after his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that a meeting will be held between Turkey, Sweden and Finland this month to try to overcome the objections that delayed the ratification of Sweden’s request to join the alliance.
In March, Turkey ratified Finland’s request to join NATO, but it still objects to Sweden’s accession, which is Hungary’s position.
Turkey said that Stockholm harbors members of armed groups that Ankara considers “terrorist”.
“Sweden is taking important concrete steps to address Turkey’s concerns,” Stoltenberg told reporters after a meeting with Erdogan in Istanbul, referring to a constitutional amendment in Sweden, which has also intensified its cooperation with Ankara in combating terrorism. In response to a question about Sweden’s chances of becoming a member of the alliance before the upcoming NATO summit in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, in mid-July, Stoltenberg said that there is still time.
He added that the next round of talks between officials from Finland, Sweden and Turkey will likely take place in the middle of next week, while NATO defense ministers will meet in Brussels on June 15 and 16.
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