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Finland's Haavisto: Sweden may become Nato member by Vilnius summit

12 May 2023 12:58 (UTC +04:00)

Sweden may still become a full member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) before or at the alliance's next summit, scheduled for the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius on 11-12 July, said Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, APA reports citing Yleisradio (Yle).

However, Haavisto noted that Sweden's accession could be further delayed if Türkiye does not ratify its membership application before the Vilnius meeting in July.

"We may lose the momentum built up at the Vilnius summit. Everyone is working to ensure that maximum pressure is applied at that moment to get Sweden to join Nato," Haavisto told Yle.