Erdogan informed Stoltenberg about the start of ratification of Finland’s application to NATO

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday, March 17. During the conversation, the Turkish leader informed Stoltenberg about the start of Ankara’s ratification of Helsinki’s application to join the North Atlantic Alliance.

Erdogan noted that Finland positively differs from Sweden in its attitude in the process of joining NATO. This was told in the office of the Turkish President, writes TASS.

Erdogan also informed the NATO Secretary General of his intention to “continue negotiations with Sweden” on the issue of its entry into the military-political bloc. As the Turkish leader noted, this process will depend on concrete steps taken by Sweden.

On May 17, it became known that the Turkish Parliament started the ratification process Finland’s application for NATO membership. Erdogan made this statement.

In the spring of last year, Finland and Sweden submitted applications for NATO membership to the NATO Secretary General, this happened against the backdrop of the Ukrainian conflict. 28 out of 30 NATO members have already ratified the entry of the two countries into the North Atlantic Alliance.