After Turkey’s approval, NATO will ‘invite’ Sweden, Finland to join alliance

Jens Stoltenberg, secretary-general, said in Madrid on Tuesday (28th) that he would “invite” Sweden and Finland to join the military alliance after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) lifted its blocking of Turkey’s accession to the two countries.

“I am pleased to announce that we have an agreement that paves the way for Finland and Sweden to join NATO,” Stoltenberg said on the first day of NATO summit meetings in Madrid. said.

The secretary-general added that the agreement, which opposes accession because of the two Scandinavian countries’ close proximity to Kurdish independence groups, “responds to Turkey’s concerns”.