Sweden, Finland NATO accession talks with Turkey to resume in days

Turkey says talks with Sweden and Finland will soon resume on Sweden's and Finland's bids to join the NATO alliance.
Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO, speaks with Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland, during the 2023 Munich Security Conference (MSC) on February 18, 2023 in Munich, Germany. The Munich Security Conference brings together defence leaders and stakeholders from around the world and is taking place February 17-19. Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine is dominating the agenda. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)
Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO, speaks with Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland, during the 2023 Munich Security Conference (MSC) on Feb. 18, 2023, in Munich, Germany. - Johannes Simon/Getty Images
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Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that his government will resume talks with Sweden and Finland over their NATO accession bids on March 9.

The third round of talks will be in Brussels, Cavusoglu told reporters in Ankara today, after a pause in dialogue. Last month Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned protests in Sweden, among them the burning of a Quran by right-wing politician and provocateur Rasmus Paludan.

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