Swedish Foreign Minister Anne Linde announced that “the Swedish government has decided to send a delegation to Turkey”, explaining that “the delegation will consider joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with its Turkish counterparts.”

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö announced yesterday: “The President of the Republic and the State Committee for Foreign Policy have jointly agreed that Finland will apply for (NATO) membership after consultation with Parliament. This is a historic day and a beginning. New era.

In turn, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said that “Finland’s candidacy for NATO membership is the best for Sweden”, noting that “there are good signs that a decision has been reached with Turkey regarding its reservations regarding our request to join the NATO”.

On the other hand, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu pointed out in statements from Berlin that “Sweden and Finland openly support the terrorist organization PKK and (its Syrian branch) YPG, despite all warnings, which negatively affects the feelings of the Turkish people.”

On Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed Turkey’s doubts about the process of Sweden and Finland joining NATO.