At the tripartite meeting in Brussels, the Turkish delegation did not back down from its positions. At the same time, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said she expects most Alliance member countries to resolve this issue at the NATO summit.
NATO could not overcome the problems of Sweden and Finland joining the Alliance. No success was achieved at the tripartite meeting in Brussels, which took place on the eve of the Madrid summit. This was reported by the Turkish edition of Sozcu.
“NATO could not overcome the problems of Sweden and Finland’s entry into NATO on the eve of the summit in Madrid, progress was not achieved in the trilateral talks in Brussels,” the newspaper wrote.
It was noted that the Turkish delegation did not withdraw from its positions. At the same time, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said she expects most Alliance member countries to resolve this issue at the NATO summit, scheduled for late June in Madrid.
“There should be no obstacle to our membership,” the prime minister added.
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, after a trilateral meeting with Turkey and Sweden at NATO headquarters, said he was pleased with the fact that negotiations had already begun, Reuters reports.
“Overall, no significant progress has been made, but we are pleased that negotiations have already begun,” he said at a press conference, expressing hope that the countries will come to an agreement eventually.
Answering the question of whether it was possible for Finland to join NATO before September, he answered the following:
“I wouldn’t like to give specific dates. It’s okay, but it’s also possible that it won’t be done before September.”
Recall, Finland rejected one of Turkey’s requests to join NATO, refusing to extradite supporters of the Kurdistan Workers ’Party and the teachings of Fethullah Gülen.
Turkey is blocking Sweden and Finland’s entry into the North Atlantic Alliance, accusing them of supporting a terrorist organization.
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