“Of course, Turkey did not put forward any specific requests or requests,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

According to a State Department spokesman, amid disagreements about countries joining the alliance, the head of American diplomacy, Anthony Blinken, will hold talks at the UN site on May 18 with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.

On the morning of May 17, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde signed an application for the country's entry into NATO.

A similar document was signed by Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto.

Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said that Sweden and Finland will submit a joint application for NATO membership on 18 May.