Turkey, Sweden, Finland agree to more talks on NATO bids

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 11, 2023 12:03 am

Brussels, Belgium: Representatives from Turkey, Sweden and Finland agreed at a meeting Thursday (Friday in Manila) to hold more talks on the stalled bids by the Nordic countries to join NATO, the alliance said.

Turkey and Hungary are the only NATO countries still to ratify the applications, which must be accepted by all 30 existing members of the military organization.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks to the press upon arrival to the informal meeting of EU Defense Ministers on March 8, 2023 in Marsta, north of Stockholm, Sweden. AFP PHOTO

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