Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on January 26 it was "meaningless" to hold a trilateral meeting with Sweden and Finland to discuss their NATO bids after anti-Turkish protests this month in Stockholm. Cavusoglu also told a news conference in Ankara that there was no offer to evaluate Sweden's and Finland's NATO membership separately. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said his country wanted to restore NATO dialogue with Turkey after Ankara indefinitely postponed trilateral talks with Sweden and Finland over their membership. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
Turkey Says It's 'Meaningless' To Restore NATO Dialogue With Sweden, Finland
A protester jumps on a poster of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a demonstration against Sweden's NATO bid arranged by the Kurdish Democratic Society Center in Stockholm on January 21.