Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkeviks said: “We understand Turkey’s concerns about Sweden and Finland’s plans to join NATO”, adding: “I think we will find a reasonable solution.”

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto confirmed today that he is “confident that a solution will be reached with Turkey that puts an end to its objections to our NATO membership.”

Earlier today, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu commented on the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO, explaining that “the two countries openly support terrorists (PKK) and (YPG), stressing that “a country that will be our NATO ally and should not support these two organizations.

In turn, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin explained that “Turkey does not close the door to Sweden and NATO to join NATO, but wants to negotiate with the two Scandinavian countries and put an end to what Ankara considers terrorist.” activities on its territory, especially in Sweden.

The authorities of Finland and Sweden announced their intention to apply for NATO membership against the backdrop of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.