Sweden and Finland are approved to join NATO after Turkey raised objections
BREAKING NEWS: Sweden and Finland are READY to join NATO after negotiations with Turkey and ahead of Biden’s meeting with Erdogan on Wednesday
The leaders of Turkey, Sweden and Finland have signed a trilateral agreement that will pave the way for the two Nordic states to join NATO and remove objections from Istanbul regarding the application.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced the agreement on Tuesday evening ahead of President Joe Biden’s planned meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“I am pleased to announce that we now have an agreement that paves the way for Finland and Sweden to join NATO,” said Stoltenberg.
President Joe Biden will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday
Erdogan opposed Finland’s and Sweden’s application to join because he wanted them to change their attitude towards Kurdish rebel groups that Turkey considers terrorists.
Biden spoke to Erdogan on Monday night.
Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan said earlier on Tuesday that the United States believes that Finland and Sweden have taken “significant steps forward in addressing Turkey’s concerns.” We believe and are convinced that they will eventually become members of the Alliance and that Turkey’s concerns will be fully addressed in the form of a bilateral meeting. ‘
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