NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the "time is now" for Turkey to ratify applications by Finland and Sweden to join the defence alliance. Turkey is widely seen as the main hold-up, with President Tayyip Erdogan indicating his country could ratify Finland's application while not going ahead with Sweden's.

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NATO chief says 'time is now' for Turkey to ratify Finland and Sweden membership bids

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday the "time is now" for Turkey to ratify applications by Finland and Sweden to join the defence alliance.

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NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg has stressed that it is time to ratify Finland and Sweden as full members of the alliance amid opposition from Turkey.

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NATO says ‘the time is now’ to ratify Sweden and Finland bid

Finland and Sweden applied to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February last year.

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Turkey must ratify Finland, Sweden NATO bids, Stoltenberg says. ‘Time is now’ - National

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday “the time is now to ratify both Finland and Sweden” as new members of the alliance.
Speaking during a joint news conference in Ankara with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Stoltenberg said the main issue is not whether the two countries are ratified together, but that their ratification comes “as soon as possible.”
Çavuşoğlu said Turkey could evaluate the two bids separately.
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Stoltenberg: ‘Time is Now’ For Turkey to Approve Finland, Sweden Joining NATO

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday he still wants to admit Finland and Sweden as new alliance members over continued objections from Turkey.

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NATO chief: 'Time has come' for Sweden, Finland to join despite Turkey concerns

ANKARA, Feb 16 — Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said today the “time is now” for Turkey to ratify applications by Finland and Sweden to join the defence alliance. Stoltenberg was speaking at a joint news conference in Ankara with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu after German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock this week said she expects all Nato members to ratify the bids “without further delay”. Finland and Sweden applied to jo…

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Nato chief says 'time is now' for Turkey to ratify Finland and Sweden membership bids

“It's time to welcome Finland and Sweden as members of NATO” (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Stoltenberg said during a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
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Stoltenberg asks Turkey to ratify Sweden and Finland's accession now

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg told Turkey on February 16 that it was time to finally ratify Sweden and Finland's bids to join the Western defense alliance.

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NATO Chief Tells Turkey It's Time To Ratify Membership For Sweden, Finland

It is the time to ratify the NATO membership applications of both Finland and Swede...

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Stoltenberg to Cavusoglu: Now is the time to ratify the NATO applications of both Finland and Sweden

The appeal launched by Stoltenberg was made the day after the United States had defended the same idea.

NATO chief says 'time is now' for Turkey to ratify Finland and Sweden membership bids

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