Xinhua News Agency, Helsinki, January 24 (Reporter Chen Jing and Xu Qian) Finnish Foreign Minister Haavisto said on the 24th that if Sweden's application to join NATO is delayed for a longer period of time, Finland may have to reconsider the simultaneous entry of Finland and Sweden. matters.
According to the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation, Haavisto told the media on the same day that the joint application of Finland and Sweden to join NATO has been delayed because of the recent protests in Sweden.
If the Swiss side's application fails to make progress for a long time, Finland will have to reassess the situation.
But he stressed that a union with Sweden and NATO membership remained Finland's first choice, taking into account the security interests of both countries.
Haavisto said Turkey would not consider Finland's and Sweden's joint application to join NATO until at least after May's parliamentary and presidential elections.
Finland, Sweden and Turkey are discussing the possibility of a tripartite meeting in early spring.
According to reports, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on the 23rd that after demonstrations near the Turkish embassy in Sweden last weekend, Sweden should no longer expect Turkey to support it to join NATO.
Sweden and Finland submitted applications to join NATO at the same time last May.
According to the regulations, NATO must have the "unanimous consent" of the 30 member states before it can admit new members.
Currently, Turkey and Hungary have not officially ratified Sweden and Finland to join.