Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson indicated that “relentless efforts are being made regarding the process of accession of Sweden and Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)”, explaining that “we are moving along with Finland and I look forward to continuing the dialogue with Finland.” Turkey until the issue is resolved, following her meeting with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stere in Södertälje, Sweden.

In turn, the Prime Minister of Finland emphasized the importance of reaching a solution before the NATO summit to be held in Madrid at the end of this month, pointing out that “if a solution is not found within two weeks, the process is subject to stagnation.” “Now there is momentum, and it is important that we move forward in this process, take the problems seriously and continue the dialogue,” she added.

Sweden and Finland formally applied to join NATO on 18 May. This decision was caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine.

On Sunday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said “we must address the security concerns of all allies, including Turkey, over the terrorist organization PKK.”

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan previously confirmed that “his country’s approval of Sweden and Finland joining NATO depends on the extent to which the two countries take into account Turkey’s security concerns.”