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Turkish parliament ratifies Finland’s NATO accession as Sweden kept waiting
Turkey's parliament approved a bill on Thursday to allow Finland to join NATO, clearing the way for the country to become part of the...
President seals Finland’s NATO bid by signing required laws
The Finnish president on Thursday formally sealed the Nordic country’s historic bid to join NATO by signing into law the required national legal amendments...
Turkish President Erdogan hints at approval for Finland’s NATO accession
Turkey will “fulfill” its promise to Finland about its bid to join NATO, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, giving the clearest signal yet that...
Hungary moves toward NATO expansion with Sweden, Finland visits
Hungary edged closer to approving the expansion of NATO following months of foot-dragging with a visit to Sweden and Finland by a delegation from...
Turkey’s NATO talks with Sweden and Finland to resume on March 9
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that talks with Sweden and Finland regarding their NATO membership bids would resume on March 9,...
NATO chief urges Turkey to let Nordic pair join quickly
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday urged Turkey to ratify the applications of Finland and Sweden to join the military organization, repeating his claim...
Finland to discuss NATO ratification that may leave Sweden behind
Finnish parliamentary groups are expected to discuss on Friday when to ratify NATO's founding treaties, in a move that could lead the country to...
U.S. Congress says F-16 sale to Turkey depends on NATO approval
The U.S. Congress cannot support the $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey until Ankara ratifies the NATO memberships of Sweden and...
Turkey says NATO’s nordic expansion depends on meeting pledges
Turkey is keeping up the pressure on Sweden and Finland, again telling the Nordic countries to do more to fight terrorist groups in exchange...
Finland signals it may consider NATO entry without Sweden
Finland may need to reconsider whether to move jointly with Sweden toward membership in NATO after fresh objections to Sweden from Turkish President Recep...