US to press Turkey as Finland, Sweden hope for NATO breakthrough

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HELSINKI: NATO hopefuls Finland and Sweden voiced optimism on Tuesday (Jun 28) that Turkey might lift its veto over their stalled bid to join the military alliance at a summit in Madrid, where US President Joe B

at a summit in Madrid, where US President Joe Biden is set to meet his Turkish counterpart.

"The general view is that the discussions went somewhat better, which should mean that understanding has somewhat increased on both sides," Finnish President Sauli Niinisto told reporters in Helsinki, referring to talks between diplomats. Erdogan is set to meet NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, Swedish Premier Magdalena Andersson and Niinisto at around 2pm GMT in Madrid.Ankara's main demands are for the Nordic countries to stop supporting Kurdish militant groups present on their territory, and to lift their bans on some sales of arms to Turkey.

 

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