NATO chief says alliance in touch with Turkiye over its concerns on Finland, Sweden

Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General

© APA | Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General

# 02 June 2022 21:23 (UTC +04:00)

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that the alliance was in touch with Turkiye to find a "united way" forward to address Ankara's concerns over Sweden and Finland's bid to join the pact, APA reports citing Reuters.

Finland and Sweden said on Wednesday they would continue a dialogue with Turkey over their bids for NATO membership, but did not say whether there had been progress on overcoming Ankara's objections to their joining the military alliance. A bid to join NATO requires unanimous backing from the alliance's current 30 member states.

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