Very important that Turkey's issues with Finland's NATO membership be resolved before Madrid summit -Finnish FM


  • World
  • Saturday, 28 May 2022

FILE PHOTO: Finnish Foreing Minister Pekka Haavisto arrives for a two day NATO foreign ministers meeting in Berlin, Germany May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It is very important that Turkey's issues with Finland's NATO membership be resolved before the alliance holds a summit in Madrid at the end of June, Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto told reporters on Friday following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington.

(Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis and Rami Ayyub)

Win a prize this Mother's Day by subscribing to our annual plan now! T&C applies.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
   

Next In World

Indigenous groups claim stake in sunken Spanish ship, cargo off Colombia
Greece to bring in Egyptian farm workers amid labour shortage
Opposition leaders in India's Kashmir accuse government of sabotaging their campaigns
India top court grants temporary bail to opposition leader Kejriwal to campaign in elections
Polish PM reshuffles cabinet ahead of European elections
Taiwan rattled by 5.8 magnitude earthquake, no immediate reports of damage
Russian missile strike sets houses ablaze in Ukraine's Kharkiv, officials say
Boater dies just feet from land when he dives in to find cellphone, US cops say
Snapchat is focused on making app safe, CEO Evan Spiegel says
Pandemic treaty talks to the wire, likely to miss first deadline, sources say

Others Also Read