Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says talks with Sweden and Finland over their NATO membership bids would resume on March 9, although he said Sweden had still not fulfilled its obligations under a memorandum signed last year. Turkey in January canceled the talks after a Danish far-right politician burned a copy of the Koran outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm. Sweden and Finland applied last year to join the defense alliance after Russia invaded Ukraine, but Sweden in particular has faced unexpected objections from Turkey. Ankara accuses Stockholm of harboring what it considers members of terrorist groups. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
Turkey's NATO Talks With Sweden And Finland Set To Resume On March 9
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (left) with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (file photo)