Finland and Sweden to continue NATO talks with Turkey

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HELSINKI: Finland and Sweden said on Wednesday (Jun 1) the Nordic countries will continue their dialogue with Turkey over Ankara\u0027s objections to their bids for membership of the NATO military alliance. The two nations both applied to join NATO last month but faced unexpected resistance from Turkey which ac

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HELSINKI: Finland and Sweden said on Wednesday the Nordic countries will continue their dialogue with Turkey over Ankara's objections to their bids for membership of the NATO military alliance.

The two nations both applied to join NATO last month but faced unexpected resistance from Turkey which accuses them of being safe havens for Kurdish militants and wants them to reverse an arms exports ban. "Together with Sweden we will do our homework and prepare for the questions Turkey has," Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told reporters in Helsinki.Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, speaking at a separate event in Stockholm, said she expected constructive meetings with Turkey to take place in the near future.

"Our responses to demands and also questions from Turkey we will take directly with Turkey and also sort out any issues and misunderstandings that there might be," she said.

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