Finland, Sweden to send teams to Turkey to discuss NATO bids, Haavisto says

FILE PHOTO: Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto signs a petition for NATO membership application in Helsinki, Finland May 17, 2022. Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS

HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland and Sweden will send delegations to Ankara on Wednesday to try to resolve Turkish opposition to their applications for membership of the NATO military alliance, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said on Tuesday.

Ankara's objections have put the brakes on what Sweden and Finland hoped would be a quick accession process as the two countries look to shore up their security following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.