NATO Secretary General Says A Deal With Turkey To Admit Sweden And Finland Has Been Reached

 

The Guardian: Turkey lifts objections to Finland and Sweden’s Nato bid 

Ankara had previously blocked the Nordic countries from joining the alliance over concerns about arms exports and terrorism 

A last minute agreement has been reached between Turkey, Finland and Sweden to allow the two Nordic countries to become Nato members on the eve of the military alliance’s summit in Madrid. 

Nato said a trilateral deal had been reached at a meeting between Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President Sauli Niinistö of Finland and the Swedish prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, in the Spanish capital. 

After a period of intensive negotiations, Jens Stoltenberg, Nato’s secretary general, said on Tuesday evening: “I am pleased to announce that we now have an agreement that paves the way for Finland and Sweden to join Nato.”  

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WNU Editor: Wow!!!! They must have given Turkey quite a deal to make them agree to drop their opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO this quick. 

NATO Secretary General Says A Deal With Turkey To Admit Sweden And Finland Has Been Reached  

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Turkey lifts veto on Finland, Sweden joining NATO, clearing path for expansion -- Reuters  

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