Turkish, Finnish defense ministers meet over lifting arms embargo on Türkiye

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Turkish, Finnish defense ministers meet over lifting arms embargo on Türkiye

STORY: Turkish, Finnish defense ministers meet over lifting arms embargo on Türkiye DATELINE: Dec. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish and Finnish defense ministers meeting STORYLINE: Turkish and Finnish defense ministers met on Thursday as Türkiye urges the Nordic country to lift the embargo on its defense industries to pave the way for Finland's NATO membership. "We expect all our allies, especially Finland, to support and contribute to Türkiye's fight against terrorism and the modernization efforts of the Turkish armed forces," Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said after a meeting with his Finnish counterpart Antti Kaikkonen in Türkiye's capital Ankara. In what he called a "productive" and "constructive" meeting with Kaikkonen, Akar said the meeting focused on two issues in the Turkish-Finnish relations: the fight against terrorism and removal of arms export restrictions. This was the first visit to Türkiye by a Finnish defense min

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