Finnish President Sauli Niinisto is scheduled to arrive in Turkey along with Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto on Thursday
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested Wednesday that his country could soon ratify Finland’s application to join NATO, allowing for the possibility of the country joining the military alliance separately from Sweden.
Turkey’s government accuses Sweden of being too soft on groups that it deems to be terror organizations and existential threats, including Kurdish groups. Ankara has said, however, that it has fewer problems with Finland’s membership. “Whatever the process is, the process will function. We will do our part. We will keep our promise. We will meet with the president on Friday and fulfill the promise we made,” he said.
The Swedish leader said that there has been “very good progress” and “we do believe that we are ready for ratification, but we respect that only Turkey can make Turkey’s decisions.”
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