President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö . File photoHELSINKI, June 19Finnish and Swedish delegations will hold NATO membership talks with Turkey on Monday in Brussels, the Office of the President of Finland said on Sunday.»Official discussions between Finland, Sweden and Turkey will continue Tomorrow, on Monday, in Brussels, the NATO Secretariat will be the host country,» the message says. Finland and Sweden, against the backdrop of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, on May 18 submitted applications to NATO Secretary General to join the alliance. Turkey has blocked the start of the process of consideration of these applications. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Ankara cannot say «yes» to Finland and Sweden's membership in NATO, because it cannot believe their assurances about relations with representatives of the PKK, banned in Turkey.
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