Finland urges Turkey, Hungary to swiftly approve Swedish, Finnish NATO bids

Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin attends the meeting of prime ministers and heads of government during The 74th Ordinary Session of the Nordic Council in Helsinki, Finland November 1, 2022. Lehtikuva/Vesa Moilanen/via REUTERS

HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Tuesday urged Hungary and Turkey to swiftly approve the Swedish and Finnish applications for membership of the NATO defence alliance.

Hungary and Turkey are the only two remaining NATO members to not yet have ratified the applications.