“We are closely monitoring the situation in Sweden and Finland.

We note with regret that provocative actions are still ongoing in these countries, ”TASS quoted Akara as saying.

He stressed that Turkey will ratify the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO only after the fulfillment of the obligations undertaken by these countries.

On December 5, the Finnish government submitted to Parliament a bill on joining the North Atlantic Alliance.

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said that Hungary intends to ratify the agreement on membership of Finland and Sweden in the North Atlantic Alliance in early February 2023.