Turkey will ratify Finland’s NATO bid, Erdogan says
Finland’s NATO membership is now pending Hungary’s ratification.
ANKARA — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Friday that his country will kick off the ratification process of Finland’s NATO membership.
Speaking alongside Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, Erdogan said Finland has taken sincere and concrete steps to meet the security demands that Ankara set out in return for its support for the Nordic country’s accession to the alliance.
“We've decided to launch the ratification process of Finland's NATO accession protocol in our parliament, following the sensitivity and progress it has shown in addressing our country’s security concerns,” said Erdogan.
Niinisto, for his part, described the move as a “very important” development for his nation.
