Finland says in ‘open, direct, constructive dialogue’ with Turkiye
WASHINGTON (AA) – Finland is in “open, direct, constructive dialogue” with Turkiye, the Finnish foreign minister said on Friday as Helsinki pushes its bid to join the NATO alliance.
Pekka Haavisto said Finland has been in “active contact” with Ankara amid Turkish disagreements over Finland and Sweden’s membership bids, and is “ready to discuss the outstanding issues with Turkiye.”
Sweden and Finland formally applied to join NATO last week, a decision spurred by Russia’s war on Ukraine, which began on Feb. 24. Turkiye, a longstanding member of the alliance, has voiced objections to their membership bids, criticizing the countries for tolerating and even supporting terrorist groups.
Ankara hosted on Wednesday consultations with Swedish and Finnish delegations on their NATO applications in the capital.
Haavisto said both Finland and Sweden “had good negotiations there,” and agreed to continue the talks going forward.
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