Canada says hopes for ratification of Finland, Sweden in NATO "within weeks"

FILE PHOTO: Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly arrives for a two day NATO foreign ministers meeting in Berlin, Germany May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

BERLIN (Reuters) - Canada hopes for a swift ratification process should Finland and Sweden decide to apply for NATO membership, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Sunday.

"I hope this can be done within weeks," she told reporters as she arrived for a second day of talks with her NATO counterparts in Berlin.