Turkey's NATO talks with Sweden and Finland to resume on March 9

FILE PHOTO: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured) in Ankara, Turkey February 20, 2023. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that talks with Sweden and Finland regarding their NATO membership bids will resume on March 9, after a delay in January in the wake of a Koran-burning protest.

Speaking in Ankara, Cavusoglu said the meeting will take place in Brussels and will discuss the implementation of the memorandum signed between the countries.