Flags of Finland and Helsinki. File photoHELSINKI, June 20 Progress has been made at the talks between the delegations of Finland, Sweden and Turkey on NATO membership in Brussels on Monday, according to the Office of the President of Finland. The negotiations were held at the NATO Secretariat, the Finnish delegation was headed Adviser to the President of the Republic on Foreign and Security Policy Petri Hakkarainen.
The American world is no more. What is and what will be?» Discussions lasted almost five hours. On some issues, clear progress has been made, on others there is still a long way to go to reach consensus. Discussions will be held in each capital on what has been achieved. The overall goal is to continue discussions as soon as possible «, — Hakkarainen is quoted in the message. Finland and Sweden, against the backdrop of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, on May 18 handed over to the NATO Secretary General applications for joining 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, as it cannot believe their assurances about relations with representatives of the PKK, banned in Turkey.
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