Finland has yet to lift arms embargoes against Turkey, a pledge that both Stochkholm and Helsinki made under a deal paving the way for the Nordic enlargement of NATO, the top Turkish diplomat said, speaking ahead of the Finnish defense chief’s visit to Ankara this week.
Dropping their historical military non-alignment policies, both Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO in the face of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ankara has asked both countries to address its national security concerns in return for ratifying their accession to the alliance.
