		<div class="wpcnt">
			<div class="wpa">
				<span class="wpa-about">Advertisements</span>
				<div class="u top_amp">
							<amp-ad width="300" height="265"
		 type="pubmine"
		 data-siteid="111265417"
		 data-section="2">
		</amp-ad>
				</div>
			</div>
		</div><p>Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg has met with Finland’s prime minister and spoken to Turkey’s president as he seeks to overcome Turkish resistance to Finland and Sweden joining the alliance.</p>
<p>Mr Stoltenberg, who visited Washington this week, tweeted late on Friday that he met with Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin while there and discussed “the need to address Turkey’s concerns and move forward” with the Finnish and Swedish membership applications.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great to meet with Prime Minister <a href="https://twitter.com/MarinSanna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarinSanna</a> of our close partner <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Finland?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Finland</a> in Washington. We discussed the need to address <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Turkey?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Turkey</a>&#39;s concerns &; move forward with the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NATO?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NATO</a> membership application by Finland &; Sweden. <a href="https://t.co/wPTjhYHMLy">pic.twitter.com/wPTjhYHMLy</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) <a href="https://twitter.com/jensstoltenberg/status/1532815988378435586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<p>Russia’s war in Ukraine pushed the Nordic countries to apply to join Nato, but Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses Sweden and Finland of supporting Kurdish militants deemed by Turkey to be terrorists.</p>
<p>Mr Stoltenberg said he had a “constructive phone call” with Mr Erdogan, calling Turkey a “valued ally” and praising Turkish efforts to broker a deal to ensure the safe transportation of grain supplies from Ukraine amid global food shortages caused by Russia’s invasion.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Constructive phone call with President <a href="https://twitter.com/RTErdogan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RTErdogan</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/T%C3%BCrkiye?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Türkiye</a> is a valued Ally &; we commend their efforts to broker a deal over food security. We addressed <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Finland?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Finland</a>&#39;s and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sweden?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Sweden</a>&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NATO?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NATO</a> accession &; will continue our dialogue.</p>
<p>&mdash; Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) <a href="https://twitter.com/jensstoltenberg/status/1532804198773018625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<p>Mr Stoltenberg tweeted that he and Mr Erdogan would continue their dialogue, without elaborating.</p>
<p>The Nato chief’s diplomatic efforts came before a gathering of senior officials from Sweden, Finland and Turkey next week in Brussels, where Nato is based, to discuss Turkey’s opposition to the applications.</p>
			<div style="padding-bottom:15px;" class="wordads-tag" data-slot-type="belowpost">
				<div id="atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68cd34ba88430">
					<script type="text/javascript">
						window.getAdSnippetCallback = function () {
							if ( false === ( window.isWatlV1 ?? false ) ) {
								// Use Aditude scripts.
								window.tudeMappings = window.tudeMappings || [];
								window.tudeMappings.push( {
									divId: 'atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68cd34ba88430',
									format: 'belowpost',
								} );
							}
						}

						if ( document.readyState === 'loading' ) {
							document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', window.getAdSnippetCallback );
						} else {
							window.getAdSnippetCallback();
						}
					</script>
				</div>
			</div>
Discover more from London Glossy Post
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
