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  • Biden Administration Hopefully Sweden will be admitted to NATO

    Biden Administration Hopefully Sweden will be admitted to NATO

    WASHINGTON – The Biden administration says it remains “hopeful” about Sweden’s application to join the NATO security alliance, despite tepid words from NATO’s mainstay, Turkey. But the White House declined to say whether that could happen before a NATO summit scheduled for next month. With less than a month to go before alliance members meet…

  • Turkey to maintain block against Sweden joining NATO – Bloomberg

    Turkey to maintain block against Sweden joining NATO – Bloomberg

    Ankara believes Stockholm needs to do more to address its concerns, the media have said Turkey is unlikely to signal its readiness to agree to Sweden’s accession to NATO at an upcoming meeting with officials from Turkey, Sweden and Finland later this week, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing sources. Ankara believes Stockholm must do more…

  • The NATO chief urges Turkey not to veto Sweden’s attempt to join the alliance

    The NATO chief urges Turkey not to veto Sweden’s attempt to join the alliance

    NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has called on Ankara to drop its opposition to Sweden’s bid to join the US-led defense alliance, hoping Stockholm’s accession would be completed “as soon as possible”. Turkey, Sweden and Finland will meet later this month in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius to try to overcome objections that have delayed Sweden’s NATO…

  • Sweden, Turkey, Finland Set for more Swedish NATO membership talks

    Sweden, Turkey, Finland Set for more Swedish NATO membership talks

    Istanbul – Turkey, Sweden and Finland will meet later this month to try to overcome objections that have delayed Sweden’s bid for NATO membership, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday after meeting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. In March, Turkey ratified Finland’s bid for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, but remains opposed…

  • Sweden has fulfilled NATO’s obligations Stoltenberg

    Sweden has fulfilled NATO’s obligations Stoltenberg

    Turkey has not yet ratified Stockholm’s entry into the bloc NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenbeg on Sunday urged Turkey to drop its concerns over Sweden’s bid to join the military alliance, telling President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Stockholm has met all of Ankara’s security requirements. “Sweden has taken significant concrete steps to address Turkey’s concerns,”…

  • Trkiye will not participate in the important NATO meeting in Sweden

    Trkiye will not participate in the important NATO meeting in Sweden

    Ankara holds the keys to the bloc’s expansion, but Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will skip the Oslo gathering Turkey’s Mevlut Cavusoglu will not attend a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Oslo this week, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said on Wednesday. Cavusoglu’s absence means that no immediate progress will be made in Sweden’s bid…

  • Trkiye will not participate in key NATO meeting – Sweden

    Trkiye will not participate in key NATO meeting – Sweden

    Ankara holds the keys to the bloc’s expansion, but Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will skip the Oslo gathering Turkey’s Mevlut Cavusoglu will not attend a meeting with NATO foreign ministers in Oslo this week, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said on Wednesday. Cavusoglu’s absence means that no immediate progress will be made in Sweden’s bid…

  • Sweden says anti-terror laws should satisfy Trkiye

    Sweden says anti-terror laws should satisfy Trkiye

    Ankara has blocked Stockholm’s bid for NATO membership, accusing the Nordic nation of harboring Kurdish terrorists New anti-terror legislation should pave the way for Turkey to sign Sweden’s accession to NATO, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said on Wednesday. The Nordic country applied with Finland for membership of the military bloc last year, but Ankara…

  • Sweden says anti-terror laws should satisfy Trkiye

    Sweden says anti-terror laws should satisfy Trkiye

    Ankara has blocked Stockholm’s bid for NATO membership, accusing the Nordic nation of harboring Kurdish terrorists New anti-terror legislation should pave the way for Turkey to sign Sweden’s accession to NATO, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said on Wednesday. The Nordic country applied with Finland for membership of the military bloc last year, but Ankara…

  • Ankara could get the F16, but US-Turkey ties remain uneasy

    Ankara could get the F16, but US-Turkey ties remain uneasy

    Washington – Aiming to secure support for Sweden’s bid to join NATO, US President Joe Biden signaled a transactional approach in his engagement with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The recently re-elected Turkish leader has been one of the most consistent but complicated members of the transatlantic military alliance. Biden spoke with Erdogan on Monday to…

  • “Now is the time for Sweden to join NATO”: Antony Blinken

    “Now is the time for Sweden to join NATO”: Antony Blinken

    Luleå [Sweden]May 31 (ANI): The US has urged Turkey to approve Sweden’s NATO membership, with Foreign Minister Antony Blinken declaring that “the time is now” for the northern European country to join the alliance, Al Jazeera reported. On Tuesday, the senior US diplomat said Sweden has been eligible to join NATO “from day one” and…

  • Sweden adopts new law to secure NATO’s bid

    Sweden adopts new law to secure NATO’s bid

    Turkey has blocked Stockholm’s accession to the US-led bloc, accusing the country of harboring Kurdish terrorists The Swedish Riksdag passed a new anti-terror law on Wednesday that criminalizes membership in terrorist organizations. The move is seen as the latest attempt to address concerns from Turkey, which has blocked the Nordic nation’s bid for NATO membership.…

  • Sweden adopts a new anti-terror law to secure NATO’s bid

    Sweden adopts a new anti-terror law to secure NATO’s bid

    Turkey has blocked Stockholm’s accession to the US-led bloc, accusing the country of harboring Kurdish terrorists The Swedish Riksdag passed a new anti-terror law on Wednesday that criminalizes membership in terrorist organizations. The move is seen as the latest attempt to address concerns from Turkey, which has blocked the Nordic nation’s bid for NATO membership.…

  • The US calls for the ratification of Sweden’s NATO bid

    The US calls for the ratification of Sweden’s NATO bid

    Defense chief Lloyd Austin says Washington is looking forward to the Nordic state joining the bloc this summer The US has reiterated its support for Sweden’s NATO membership as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited the country to meet his Swedish counterpart, the first time a Pentagon chief has visited the Nordic state in over 20…

  • The US calls for the ratification of Sweden’s NATO bid

    The US calls for the ratification of Sweden’s NATO bid

    Defense chief Lloyd Austin says Washington is looking forward to the Nordic state joining the bloc this summer The US has reiterated its support for Sweden’s NATO membership as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited the country to meet his Swedish counterpart, the first time a Pentagon chief has visited the Nordic state in over 20…

  • Finland officially joins NATO

    Finland officially joins NATO

    The move was confirmed at the bloc’s headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday Finland has officially become the 31st member of NATO. Helsinki’s accession was made possible after the Turkish parliament approved the move on Thursday, making it the last country to ratify the expansion of the US-led military bloc. Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto signed…

  • Erdogan seals the Nordic nation’s NATO membership

    Erdogan seals the Nordic nation’s NATO membership

    Finland will become the 31st member of the US-led military alliance Finland will become the 31st member of NATO after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed his parliament’s decision to ratify the Nordic country’s entry into the US-led intergovernmental military alliance. Erdogan’s decision was confirmed in a document published in Türkiye’s official newspaper, Resmi Gazete,…

  • Hungary ratifies NATO expansion

    Hungary ratifies NATO expansion

    Lawmakers in Budapest voted to accept Finland into the bloc, while leaving Sweden in limbo Hungarian lawmakers have voted to support Finland joining NATO, paving the way for Helsinki to join the US-led bloc after an upcoming vote in Turkey. However, Sweden’s own bid for membership is at a standstill. The Hungarian parliament voted 182-6…

  • Erdogan gives green light to NATO applicants

    Erdogan gives green light to NATO applicants

    The Turkish president said parliament will approve Finland’s membership application, while Sweden remains in limbo Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that his country’s parliament will ratify Finland’s application to join the NATO bloc. Before Finland and Sweden could join the alliance, Trkiye demanded that the Nordic nations crack down on alleged Kurdish…

  • Turkey’s Erdogan says he will support Finland’s NATO bid

    Turkey’s Erdogan says he will support Finland’s NATO bid

    © Provided by Xinhua ANKARA, March 17 (Xinhua) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Friday to ask parliament to vote on Finland’s NATO membership, but delayed Sweden’s proposal, saying Finland has taken concrete steps to address Turkey’s security concerns. “We have observed concrete and sincere steps from Finland recently. As a result of Finland’s…

  • Erdogan portrait lit up in NATO-bound country media

    Erdogan portrait lit up in NATO-bound country media

    The demonstration in Helsinki was organized by pro-Kurdish ?anti-authoritarian? activists A group of protesters burned a portrait of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in front of their nation’s embassy in Helsinki over the weekend, Finnish media reported on Wednesday. Four people ended up being arrested during what turned out to be a chaotic incident, the…

  • Portrait of Erdogan burned in Finland in front of NATO voice media

    Portrait of Erdogan burned in Finland in front of NATO voice media

    The demonstration in Helsinki was organized by pro-Kurdish ?anti-authoritarian? activists A group of protesters burned a portrait of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in front of their nation’s embassy in Helsinki over the weekend, Finnish media have reported. The episode occurred amid tensions ahead of Wednesday’s vote on NATO membership. A majority of MPs passed…

  • Finland reverses course, prepares to join NATO without Sweden

    COPENHAGEN, Denmark (CN) – Finland is now ready to let Sweden into a NATO partnership because Helsinki is unwilling to stay out of the military alliance any longer than necessary. That was the core message from Finnish President Sauli Niinist to the press on Friday, the first day of a security conference in Munich, where…

  • Turkey’s president says no support for Sweden’s NATO bid

    Turkey’s president says no support for Sweden’s NATO bid

    ISTANBUL – Turkey’s president cast serious doubt on NATO expansion on Monday after warning Sweden not to expect support for its bid to join the military alliance following weekend protests in Stockholm by anti-Islam activist and pro-Kurdish groups. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized Rasmus Paludan’s protest against the Koran on Saturday, saying it was an…

  • Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO prospects

    Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO prospects

    Ankara accused Stockholm of allowing a “direct hate crime” in violation of an agreement to join NATO Trkiye has accused Sweden of not fulfilling its obligations to crack down on “terrorist” groups and exterminate theirs “propaganda” under a deal it had signed to earn Ankara’s blessing to join NATO. The latest diplomatic spat comes after…

  • Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO prospects

    Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO prospects

    Ankara accused Stockholm of allowing a ?direct hate crime? in violation of an agreement to join NATO Türkiye has accused Sweden of failing to meet its obligations to crack down on “terrorist groups” and root out their “propaganda” under a deal it had signed to earn Ankara’s blessing to join NATO. The latest diplomatic spat…

  • Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO commitment

    Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO commitment

    Ankara accused Stockholm of allowing a “direct hate crime” in violation of an agreement to join NATO Trkiye has accused Sweden of not fulfilling its obligations to crack down on “terrorist” groups and exterminate theirs “propaganda” under a deal it had signed to earn Ankara’s blessing to join NATO. The latest diplomatic spat comes after…

  • Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO commitment

    Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO commitment

    Ankara accused Stockholm of allowing a ?direct hate crime? in violation of an agreement to join NATO Türkiye has accused Sweden of failing to meet its obligations to crack down on “terrorist groups” and root out their “propaganda” under a deal it had signed to earn Ankara’s blessing to join NATO. The latest diplomatic spat…

  • Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO commitments

    Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO commitments

    Ankara accused Stockholm of allowing a ?direct hate crime? in violation of an agreement to join NATO Türkiye has accused Sweden of failing to meet its obligations to crack down on “terrorist groups” and root out their “propaganda” under a deal it had signed to earn Ankara’s blessing to join NATO. The latest diplomatic spat…

  • Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO commitments

    Trkiye questions Sweden’s NATO commitments

    Ankara accused Stockholm of allowing a “direct hate crime” in violation of an agreement to join NATO Trkiye has accused Sweden of not fulfilling its obligations to crack down on “terrorist” groups and exterminate theirs “propaganda” under a deal it had signed to earn Ankara’s blessing to join NATO. The latest diplomatic spat comes after…

  • Trkiye cancels the visit of the NATO hope’s defense minister

    Trkiye cancels the visit of the NATO hope’s defense minister

    The move comes after a picture of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was hung in the Swedish capital Ankara has canceled the planned visit of Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson, his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, revealed on Saturday. The move comes after members of the Kurdish community held an anti-Turkish protest in Stockholm. “At this point,…

  • Trkiye cancels the visit of the NATO hope’s defense minister

    Trkiye cancels the visit of the NATO hope’s defense minister

    The move comes after a picture of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was hung in the Swedish capital Ankara has canceled the planned visit of Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson, his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, revealed on Saturday. The move comes after members of the Kurdish community held an anti-Turkish protest in Stockholm. “At this point,…

  • Trkiye cancels visit of defense minister from NATO hopeful

    Trkiye cancels visit of defense minister from NATO hopeful

    The move comes after a picture of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was hung in the Swedish capital Ankara has canceled the planned visit of Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson, his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, revealed on Saturday. The move comes after members of the Kurdish community held an anti-Turkish protest in Stockholm. “At this point,…