“Had a long and positive conversation with Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto.

We discussed the events in Ukraine and Finland's decision to join NATO," RIA Novosti quoted the Israeli diplomat as saying.

He added that Israel will also do everything possible to stop the Iranian nuclear program and self-defense.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said earlier that Iran is close to developing nuclear weapons.

The administration of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan still expects Sweden and Finland to take concrete steps to join NATO and fulfill Ankara's demands.