Flags of Finland, NATO and Sweden. File photo WASHINGTON, May 27. Finland and Sweden have had good talks with Turkey on joining NATO, agreed to continue them and expect results by the end of June, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said. Turkey is blocking the entry of both countries into the North Atlantic alliance, demanding that they change course on the Kurdish issue.
Finland is ready to pay dearly for joining NATO»As for Turkey , delegations from Sweden and Finland visited there on Wednesday, held good, lengthy negotiations, agreed to continue them,» Haavisto said after a meeting in Washington with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. The head of Finnish diplomacy said that Finland and Sweden are counting on an «open door» policy NATO backed by Turkey. «It is very important that some results be achieved before the Madrid summit at the end of June, which is an important moment for NATO and also for us as candidate countries,» said Haavisto.
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