NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said he had a “constructive phone call” with Mr Erdogan, calling Turkey a “valued ally”.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said he had a “constructive phone call” with Mr Erdogan, calling Turkey a “valued ally”.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg meets with the Prime Minister of Finland and talks to the President of Turkey as he seeks to recover from Turkish resistance to joining the alliance of Finland and Sweden,
Mr Stoltenberg, who visited Washington this week, tweeted late Friday that he met with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin there and discussed “the need to know Turkey’s concerns go further with Finnish and Swedish membership application,
Russian war in Ukraine Nordic countries pushed to apply to join natoBut Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Sweden and Finland of supporting Kurdish militants considered by Turkey to be terrorists.
Mr Stoltenberg said he had a “constructive phone call” with Mr Erdogan, calling Turkey a “valued ally” and trying to ensure the safe transportation of grain supplies from Ukraine amid a global food shortage caused by Russia’s aggression. Praised Turkey’s efforts for the deal. , Mr Stoltenberg tweeted that he and Mr Erdogan would continue their talks without elaborating.
The NATO chief’s diplomatic efforts come ahead of a gathering next week of senior officials from Sweden, Finland and Turkey in Brussels, where NATO is based, to discuss opposition to Turkey’s applications.