Erdogan to meet with leaders of Sweden, Finland before NATO summit

Finland, Sweden to discuss NATO bids with Erdogan

HELSINKI: Finnish and Swedish leaders will discuss their stalled North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) bids with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday at the start of an alliance summit in the Spanish capital Madrid, Helsinki said on Monday.But Turkey said the four-way meeting, which will also involve NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, did not mean Ankara was close to lifting its objection to the two Nordic countries joinin…

Burak Akapar, Turkish ambassador to Spain: “Erdogan will meet in Madrid with the leaders of Finland and Sweden to discuss their accession”

The NATO summit throws headlines in block letters even before the first handshake. Burak Akapar (Istanbul, 1967), ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to...

Historic NATO Summit in Madrid: Does Erdogan agree to join Sweden and Finland?

NATO is on the verge of a historic summit in Madrid. The alliance is bracing for the biggest military change of course since the end of the Cold War. It's not just words. It won't make China and Russia happy.

Finland, Sweden leaders to discuss NATO bid with Erdogan

Turkey has objected to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, claiming that the Nordic nations harbour or support Kurdish militants that Ankara considers 'terrorists'.

Finland, Sweden leaders to discuss NATO bid with Erdogan

Finnish and Swedish leaders will discuss their stalled NATO bids with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday at the start of an alliance summit in Madrid, Helsinki said on Monday. But Turkey said the four-way meeting, which will also involve NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, did not mean that Ankara was close to lifting its […]The post Finland, Sweden leaders to discuss NATO bid with Erdogan appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Ni…

Swedish, Finnish leaders to meet Erdogan over joining NATO

Mr Erdogan accused the two countries of supporting terrorist groups banned in Turkey.