Delegations from both Finland and Sweden travelled to Ankara on Wednesday to begin negotiations on Turkey’s current refusal to accept the two countries’ applications to join NATO.
The delegations began negotiations at around 1 pm on Wednesday afternoon at the Turkish presidential palace and are reported to have ended the meeting by evening.
The talks are said to be attended by Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal and spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ibrahim Kalin along with Finland’s Secretary of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Jukka Salovaara and Sweden’s State Secretary Oscar Stenström. According to Turkish media sources, no formal press conference is expected as a result of the talks but a written statement is to be released on the result of the negotiations between the three countries, broadcaster YleAfter both Finland and Sweden announced they would be applying to join NATO and renounce their former status as neutral countries, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated Turkey...
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