Tag: President of Turkey
Haavisto: Finland has the patience to wait for NATO accession
According to Haavisto, attitudes towards Finns’ membership application have “advanced” in Turkey. The Turkish media reported about a week ago that Turkey has suspended its ratification negotiations with Finland and Sweden. At the time, Haavisto estimated that the negotiations would probably be on hold for a few weeks. President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced […]
Haavisto: Finland and Sweden continue their journey to NATO
Last week, Turkey broke off tripartite talks on Finland’s and Sweden’s membership applications in response to the burning of a Koran outside its embassy in Stockholm. Rasmus Paluda, a Danish-Swedish far-right decision-maker. Helsingin sanomat newspaper was revealed Last week, the decision-maker received support for his protest Chang Fricka Swedish journalist who has collaborated with an […]
Finland and Sweden are still striving for NATO together, Haavisto assures
“Together with Billström, we have decided that despite all these objections, Finland and Sweden will continue their joint journey to NATO. We are working together to take action so that both countries can have their membership ratified and we will become NATO members at the same time, he said. quoted saying YLE in Parliament. He […]
Finland has broad, cross-party support from the USA, says the ambassador
The US Senate’s almost unanimous decision to support the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO is an indication of the countries’ broad cross-party support from the United States. This is according to the US ambassador to Finland. Douglas Hickeywho commented on Wednesday’s historic 95-to-one vote for Senate ratification. "The Senate’s decision sends a message […]
Russia accuses the United States of a direct role in the war in Ukraine
He claimed that the United States approved the targets for the American-made Himars artillery used by Ukrainian forces. “It is the Biden administration that is directly responsible for all Kiev-sanctioned rocket attacks against residential areas and civilian infrastructure buildings in settlements in the Donbass and other regions that caused mass civilian deaths,” Konashenkov said. The […]
The US Senate ratified Finland’s NATO application
The US Senate voted to admit Finland and Sweden to NATO by a vote of 95 to one in Wednesday’s session, with one senator voting “present” and three abstaining from the vote. Ratification requires that at least two-thirds of the Senate, or 67 senators, had to vote for it. "Welcoming Sweden and Finland to NATO […]
Ministry of Justice: No new extradition requests have been submitted from Turkey
According to the Ministry of Justice, Finland has not received any new extradition requests from Turkey in recent days. Earlier this week, Turkey reiterated its demand that Finland and Sweden hand over terrorist suspects. Minister of Justice of Turkey Bekir Bozdag told Russian NTV on Wednesday that the country plans to extradite 12 people from […]
Niinistö: The memorandum with Turkey was about invitation, not ratification
“We have to take it one step at a time, that’s the situation we are in,” he added. “Ratification is another matter or another operation.” Finland, Sweden and Turkey signed a tripartite memorandum on Tuesday after nearly four hours of negotiations in Madrid in connection with the NATO summit in Spain. According to Article 10 […]
Sweden and Finland must fulfill their promises to join NATO – Ankara
The President of Turkey made a new threat to block Finland’s and Sweden’s tenders The two Nordic countries must first keep the promises made to Turkey in an agreement reached to lift their veto on their NATO bid, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. Should Finland and Sweden fail to keep their promises, […]
Biden: Putin got Finland “natized”.
President of the United States Joe Biden joked to reporters about how the Russian president Vladimir Putin united Europe in opposition to Russia at a press conference at the end of the NATO summit in Madrid on Thursday. "[Putin] wanted to Europeanise Europe. He received the Finnish NATO Association." The President of the United States […]
Turkey demands the extradition of 33 terrorist suspects from Sweden and Finland
Turkey is seeking the extradition of 33 terrorist suspects from Finland and Sweden, Turkish Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdag told Russian NTV. The request is part of a tripartite memorandum signed between Turkey, Sweden and Finland on Tuesday night, which led Turkey to accept the Nordic NATO applications. According to the news agency AFP, the […]
The expert was surprised by the sudden breakthrough in negotiations between Finland, Sweden and Turkey
Alaranta estimates that expectations were not particularly high despite the cautious optimism shown by the President of the Republic on Monday Sauli Niinistö and the Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson. “After the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan left Ankara last night, the statements were quite harsh, “he recalled in a special broadcast on […]
President Niinistö: Turkey agrees to support NATO and Swedish NATO offers
According to a statement issued by the President’s Office on Tuesday evening, Turkey supports Finland’s and Sweden’s applications to join NATO. Sauli Niinistö. The announcement came after Niinistö together with the Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Anderssonmet with the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan On the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid, where […]
Finland’s NATO outlook looks brighter, the president says
According to the President, Finland’s progress towards NATO membership, which is hampered by Turkey’s demands, looks a little brighter Sauli Niinistö. According to the President, the positive assessment was based on several discussions he had with the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Niinistö will comment on the matter Monday after meeting with a delegation […]
Live: Ukraine’s Severodonetsk “completely occupied” by Russian forces
The eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk was “completely occupied” by the Russian army, its mayor said on Saturday, after weeks of fighting. “The city has been completely occupied by the Russians,” said Oleksandr Striuk, a day after the Ukrainian army said it would withdraw its forces to better defend the neighboring city of Lysychansk. Follow […]
HS: Most Finns would not make significant concessions to Turkey to join NATO
According to the newspaper, the increase coincided with a decrease in the share of uncertain respondents. Only 11% of respondents expressed opposition to membership and 10% were unsure. Helsingin Sanomat also surveyed the public’s views on the possibility of amending legislation or compromising certain key principles in response to Turkey’s membership conditions. As many as […]
Germany "very sure" Finland and Sweden join NATO
Germany is "very sure" that an agreement can be reached on the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, a source in the German government told the news agency. Reuters. However, the source considered it unlikely that a consensus would be reached before the NATO summit in the Spanish capital, Madrid next week, as Turkey […]
Turkey “expects written response” from Finland and Sweden to NATO concerns
Turkey said on Wednesday that it was awaiting a written response from Finland and Sweden to concerns about the accession of the two Nordic countries to NATO. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stated that Turkey had sent its questions to Finland and Sweden in writing and was awaiting a written answer. Ankara accuses Sweden and […]
Finland denies Turkey’s demands for the extradition of the alleged terrorists
The STT news agency requested information from the Ministry of Justice on extradition requests submitted by Turkey to Finland in 2019–2022. By the beginning of June, Finland had received 10 extradition requests from Turkey for persons it claimed to have joined the Islamic Gülen movement or the Kurdish PKK, which the EU had designated as […]
Thursday’s newspapers: New Turkish demand, Åland festivals, in cash from us
Evening News writes that the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan is "added to its long list a second requirement that Finland and Sweden must meet before Turkey can accept NATO membership;". Speaking at a joint press conference with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro Erdogan announced on Wednesday that Turkey will not be able to […]
Tuesday’s newspapers: Nuclear power, summer weather and Finland’s rocky road to NATO
According to a recent survey, most Finns are in favor of building a new nuclear power plant. Financial messages reports. The results come from a recent survey commissioned by Uutissuomalainen, TS writes that 55 percent of respondents are in favor of construction and 19 percent are against. In addition, 26 percent said they were insecure […]
Finland and Sweden should stop "wasting NATO time"a Turkish politician tells a Swedish newspaper
Turkey’s demands for Finland and Sweden to join NATO remain unchanged and not negotiable, Adviser to the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told the Swedish Dagens Nyheter email interview. "It is not right that Finland and Sweden are wasting NATO time at this critical moment." Fahrettin Altun wrote in response to questions from […]
Tuesday’s newspapers: Russia’s sanctions, expensive groceries and Turkey’s targets
Several publications report on the outcome of the EU leaders’ meeting in Brussels. The main goal of the meeting was to reach an agreement on new sanctions against Russia. Meeting attended by the Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP), saw EU leaders agree to ban oil imports from Russia, Helsingin sanomat newspaper write. The ban covers […]
Vanhanen: Finland is ready to continue the debate on its way to NATO
“The decision was based on a thorough analysis of the security environment and the democratic process. Applying for membership has received widespread public support. “ Vanhanen hoped that membership would be ratified without undue delay, and decided not to mention Turkey. President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused Finland and Sweden of securing terrorists […]
Reuters: Turkey’s decision unlikely ahead of NATO summit
Negotiations between the Finnish, Swedish and Turkish authorities to resolve Turkey’s objections to NATO’s accession to the two Nordic countries are unlikely to be completed before next month’s NATO summit. report news agency Reuters. Negotiations, which began on Wednesday and ended on Friday, have made little progress and no date has yet been agreed for […]
Macron and Erdoğan discuss Finland’s NATO membership
President of Turkey Recep Tayiip Erdoğan discussed with his French counterpart the efforts of Finland and Sweden to join NATO, Emmanuel Macronon Thursday. The Swedish news agency TT reports that Erdoğan has said that the two countries’ contacts with people and organizations affiliated with the PKK and its Syrian branch of the YPG are in […]
Finland and Sweden begin talks with Turkey on NATO protests
On Wednesday, Finnish and Swedish diplomats began talks with Turkish representatives in the capital, Ankara, to discuss Turkey’s opposition to the two Nordic countries joining NATO. Finland and Sweden submitted their applications for membership at the same time last week, but Turkey blocked the preliminary examination of the bids. President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan […]
Haavisto: Finland, Sweden will send delegations to Ankara on Wednesday
Finland and Sweden to send delegations to Ankara on Wednesday to discuss Turkey’s opposition to NATO membership applications from the two Nordic countries, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) has revealed. "We will send our delegation to visit Ankara, in fact both Sweden and Finland. This will happen tomorrow, so the dialogue will continue," Haavisto […]
Haavisto: Resolving the NATO dispute between Finland and Turkey will take weeks of negotiations
Turkey has also called on countries to lift their arms embargo imposed because of its military intervention in Syria. “I said a few days ago [that it’d take] days or weeks, but maybe as a precaution I will now say that it will take weeks, ”Haavisto told YLE in Joensuu on Sunday. “I’m optimistic that […]
Haavisto "optimistic" that the problems with Turkey will be resolved, but it may take weeks
Foreign minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) expects Finland and Turkey to solve the problems related to Finland’s NATO application, but predicted that it will take a few weeks. On Saturday, the president Sauli Niinistö called the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Finland’s NATO membership and the conditions set by Turkey for Finland and Sweden will […]
Press from Turkey, popular bird song, Husby after the Koran burning
It would have been a historic week, but ended in a stalemate, with Sweden’s and Finland’s NATO applications blocked by Turkey. With his opposition, the President of Turkey has put the brakes on what many thought would be a straightforward and rapid process for Sweden and Finland into NATO.But why is the issue of the […]
Vanhanen: Finland will remain in Sweden even if Turkey slows down NATO offers
Speaker of Parliament Matti Vanhanen (Cen) said he is not worried about Finland’s threat of vetoing despite Finland’s application for NATO membership. Finland, which applied for NATO membership last week, was waiting for quick talks, but Turkey has delayed things. The former prime minister interviewed in Yle’s Ykkösaamu Ajantualista program on Saturday said that Finland’s […]
Reuters: Erdogan plans to talk to Finnish leaders on Saturday
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he is talking to "Finnish leaders" on Saturday, according to a report news agency Reuters, but has not specified with whom he intends to talk. Erdoğan told reporters on Friday that he would continue to oppose Finland’s and Sweden’s accession to NATO unless Turkey’s demands were met. […]
"The door to NATO is open" Biden tells Finland and Sweden that Turkey is blocking talks
President of the United States Joe Biden has said that the United States strongly supports the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO and describes both in NATO "strong democracies." Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and the Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson met at Biden’s White House on Thursday to discuss recent obstacles to their […]
Halla-aho: It is unrealistic to think that one member could block joining NATO
“It is mainly a question of Turkey’s domestic policy and the desire to promote the issues that are important to it,” he said at a press conference at the announcement of the NATO committee’s report. President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated on Monday that he intends to reject applications from Finland and Sweden. Turkey […]
Finland and Sweden officially submit Letters of Application to NATO
Finland and Sweden have officially applied for membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Finland’s Ambassador to NATO Klaus Korhonen and his Swedish counterpart Axel Wernhoff submitted two letters of application together to NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday morning. Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg described the simultaneous submission of applications a "a historic […]
Wednesday Magazines: Turkish Requirements, Bedrock Bunkers and Hockey Nest
Parliament approved the country’s NATO application on Tuesday, but Finland is not yet a member of NATO. Finland’s application has yet to be ratified by the parliaments of all 30 NATO members, and applications from Finland and Sweden could become a political horse trade. President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that his country […]
Marin wonders Turkey’s turning point in Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO applications
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan On Monday, it announced that Turkey would only accept applications from Finland and Sweden to join the defense alliance if the countries withdraw their support for terrorist organizations, provide security guarantees and lift arms embargoes on Turkey. “We don’t say yes,” he said quoted as saying written by The […]
The President of Turkey says no to a Swedish NATO application
Turkish President Erdogan announced on Monday that the country will say no to a Swedish NATO application, reports Reuters. He adds that delegations from Sweden and Finland do not need to waste time trying to convince Turkey to approve it.
Monday’s newspapers: Finland’s road to NATO
Legislators are due to begin a debate on Finland’s NATO membership on Monday after management announced on Sunday to apply for membership. "It is clear in which direction Finland’s NATO membership is moving." Helsingin sanomat newspaper write. According to the newspaper, more than two-thirds of MPs support membership. This means that there is an over-majority […]
Haavisto, Halla-aho downplays fears of a possible NATO veto by Turkey
Foreign minister Pekka Haavisto (Greens) and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs Jussi Halla-aho (Finns) have downplayed fears that Turkey could block Finland’s NATO membership. Earlier on Friday, the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Finland and Sweden would join the union "error" due to the alleged presence "terrorists" in both […]
Turkey may oppose Finland’s and Sweden’s accession to NATO, Erdogan says
Turkey would not support the accession of Finland or Sweden to the NATO alliance, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday citing concerns about attendance "terrorists" in both countries. "We are following developments in Sweden and Finland, but we do not have positive views," Erdogan said and added this "The Scandinavian countries are inns […]
The President of Turkey appointed the Ambassador of Finland and nine other diplomats "undesirable"
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has instructed its Ministry for Foreign Affairs to declare ten diplomats, including the Finnish Ambassador to the country. "person non grata" or "unwanted persons". The use of the term in international diplomacy is usually the first step towards deportation. "I gave the necessary order to our Foreign Minister and […]
The President of Turkey threatens to expel the Finnish Ambassador
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has threatened to deport the Finnish ambassador, together with the ambassadors of nine other countries, when they have jointly submitted a petition demanding the release of a Turkish activist. The ambassadors’ petition called for the immediate release of the Turkish philanthropist and human rights activist Osman Kavala who has […]
A chair for every guest – including the women: Andreas Liljeheden, Brussels
Brussels, Monday. One of the things that really struck me when I left Sweden and moved to Brussels was how almost overly polite many men were to women. With my Swedish background, I thought that the Belgians and men of many other nationalities almost tied themselves to let women go in first, open the door […]
