Turkey agrees to back Sweden, Finland NATO bids

Turkey okays Sweden, Finland joining NATO

MADRID: Turkey agreed on Tuesday to abandon its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), ending an impasse that had clouded a leaders' summit opening in Madrid amid Europe's worst security crisis in decades, triggered by the war in Ukraine.After urgent top-level talks with leaders of the three countries concerned, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said "we now have an agreement that paves the …

Agreement with Turkey paves the way for Finland and Sweden to join NATO

Los países nórdicos alivian la preocupación de Erdoğan sobre su extrema complacencia con los grupos extremistas.Turquía dejó de oponerse a que Finlandia y Suecia se conviertan en miembros de la OTAN, lo que allana el camino para que los países nórdicos se unan a la alianza en respuesta a la invasión rusa de Ucrania.Hoy martes, los tres países firmaron un memorando conjunto luego de horas de conversaciones con la mediación de la OTAN, con lo cual…

NATO allies formally back bids by Sweden, Finland

NATO leaders yesterday formally invited Sweden and Finland to join the military alliance, paving the way for reshaping European defense by lengthening the alliance’s border with Russia. “The accession of Finland and Sweden will make them safer, NATO stronger and the Euro-Atlantic area more secure,” according to summit conclusions agreed by NATO leaders in Madrid after weeks of stalling by Turkey. “The security of Finland and Sweden is of direct …

Turkey to agree to allow Finland, Sweden in NATO

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Joe Biden congratulates Finland, Sweden, Turkey for reaching pact so as to join NATO

US President Joe Biden congratulated Finland, Sweden and Turkey for reaching an agreement which will pave the way for the Nordic countries to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance. In a statement, Biden said, "I congratulate Turkey, Finland and Sweden on signing a trilateral memorandum, which paves the way for Allies to invite Finland and Sweden to join NATO at the Madrid Summit."

Finland, Sweden closer to joining NATO with Turkey deal

Finland and Sweden took a major step on their way to NATO membership after Turkey dropped its opposition to their bids, all but ensuring the military alliance’s expansion on Russia’s doorstep.