According to Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, Turkey has made a decision on Finland’s wish to join NATO. Niinistö said in Helsinki on Wednesday that he had accepted an invitation to Turkey for Friday to attend the announcement of the decision.
Earlier, citing two senior Turkish officials, the Reuters news agency reported that parliament in Ankara would “most likely” ratify Finland’s bid before parliament goes into recess in mid-April – that is, before Turkey’s May 14 elections.
Erdogan gives up previous blockade
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hitherto opposed Sweden’s and Finland’s desire to join NATO, but recently there have been increasing signs that Turkey will agree to Finland’s accession.
Meanwhile, Sweden is increasingly anticipating that it will only be able to join NATO after Finland. Signs in recent weeks indicate that Turkey is preparing to ratify Finland’s accession ahead of Sweden’s, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday during a visit to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin.
Sweden expects to join NATO separately
Kristersson does not expect Turkey to approve his country’s NATO membership until after Turkey’s presidential election in May. “We are also prepared for this situation,” he said. However, it was made no secret that Sweden would prefer joint accession with Finland, the Swedish Prime Minister explained.
In the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the two Scandinavian countries of Sweden and Finland aspired to join the Western defense alliance NATO after decades of neutrality. 28 of the 30 current members have ratified their accession protocols, only Hungary and Turkey have not yet ratified.
Source: Krone

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