Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto expressed optimism that 'sooner or later, Finland and Sweden will be members of NATO' and said discussions with the Turkish government would continue as Ankara threatens to block the nations from joining
Washington Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto expressed optimism that"sooner or later, Finland and Sweden will be members of NATO" and said discussions with the Turkish government would continue as Ankara threatens to block the two nations from joining the defensive alliance.
In an interview with CNN in Washington, DC, Friday, Haavisto said he expected that the topic of Finland's NATO membership and overcoming Turkey's current opposition would come up in his conversations with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in his meeting later in the day, adding he was"quite confident" that other NATO countries had spoken with Turkey as well.
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