Finland says time-out needed in talks with Turkey over NATO bid

FILE PHOTO: Finnish Foreign Affairs Minister Pekka Haavisto speaks to members of the media as he attends a European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers' meeting in Brussels, Belgium January 23, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland's foreign minister said on Tuesday a time-out of a few weeks was needed in Finland and Sweden's talks with Turkey on their application to join the NATO military alliance.

Turkey's president said on Monday that Sweden should not expect his country's support after a protest near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm at the weekend, which included the burning of a copy of the Koran.