Swedish NATO membership: No deal with Turkey, leaders meet next week

FILE PHOTO: Swedish and NATO flags are seen printed on paper this illustration taken April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Sweden failed on Thursday to convince Turkey to lift its block on Stockholm's path to NATO membership, and the issue will now go to a meeting of the Turkish and Swedish leaders next week.

Speaking after talks with the Turkish and Swedish foreign ministers at the security alliance's headquarters in Brussels, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Swedish membership was "within reach".