TURKEY-ANKARA-SWEDEN-FINLAND-NATO MEMBERSHIP-TALKS

TURKEY-ANKARA-SWEDEN-FINLAND-NATO MEMBERSHIP-TALKS

(220525) -- ANKARA, May 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Officials from Finland meet with Turkish counterparts in Ankara, Turkey, on May 25, 2022. Turkey has set out conditions for the Swedish and Finnish delegations to earn its support over the two Nordic countries' bids to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Turkish presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said on Wednesday. (Xinhua)

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