Discussions included separate sessions between Turkish officials and colleagues from the two Scandinavian countries.
Negotiations between the Swedish and Finnish delegations with Turkey, which took place this week, have made little progress in overcoming Ankara’s objections to these countries ’entry into NATO. This was reported by Reuters.
“It is not an easy process. They need to take concrete steps, which will not be easy. Further negotiations will continue. But the date is not very close,” said a senior Turkish official.
According to the source of the publication, the negotiations did not give clear progress and ended without any timeline for resumption, which raises the possibility that Turkey may still oppose the proposal of the candidate status of Sweden and Finland. at the Madrid summit in late June.
It noted that the five -hour discussion included a separate meeting between Turkish officials and counterparts from the two Scandinavian countries, followed by tripartite negotiations with all parties.
Turkish officials downplayed the prospect of having an agreement before the Madrid summit, another source said.
It was previously reported that Finland and Sweden would send negotiators to Turkey.
Recall, the NATO Secretary General invited Sweden and Finland to fulfill Turkey’s conditions.
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Source: korrespondent
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