A handout photograph made available by the Turkish Presidency Press Office on November 4, 2022 shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (R) posing during their meeting in Istanbul. © Murat Cetin Muhurdar, AFP
France 24: Turkey warns Finland, Sweden must 'take steps' before joining NATO
Turkey will not formally approve Finland and Sweden's membership of NATO until the two countries take the necessary "steps", Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg Friday.
Ankara has accused the two Nordic nations of providing a safe haven for outlawed Kurdish militants it deems "terrorists" and held back on ratifying their NATO membership despite an agreement in June.
"President Erdogan noted that the steps to be taken by Sweden and Finland would determine how fast the approval process... would go and when it would be concluded," the Turkish presidency said.
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