China News Agency, Beijing, January 25th. Comprehensive news: Finnish Foreign Minister Haavisto said on the 24th that the tripartite talks among Finland, Sweden and Turkey on joining NATO will be suspended.
In an interview with Reuters on the same day, Haavisto said that the trilateral talks between Finland, Sweden and Turkey on joining NATO need to be suspended for a few weeks until the dust settles on the current situation.
On the 24th, Turkish state television quoted Turkish officials as saying that the trilateral talks originally scheduled to be held in February this year had been "indefinitely postponed".
On the 21st of this month, near the Turkish embassy in Sweden, a demonstration against Sweden's "accession to the Treaty" took place. During this period, a Swedish far-right figure publicly burned religious books, which triggered strong reactions from Turkey and the international community.
According to Turkey's Anadolu News Agency, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on the 23rd that after the relevant incidents, Sweden can no longer count on Turkey to support it to join NATO.
According to a Reuters report on the 24th, Swedish Prime Minister Christosson said that Sweden hopes to resume dialogue with Turkey as soon as possible.
In an interview with the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation on the 24th, Haavisto said that the two Nordic countries joining NATO at the same time is "absolutely the first choice", but Finland "must be ready to reassess the situation" and consider all possible ways to prevent Sweden from joining NATO. factor.
Finland and Sweden will simultaneously submit applications to join NATO in May 2022.
The formal "entry" of the two countries requires the unanimous consent of the 30 NATO member states. Turkey and Hungary have not approved the two countries' accession.
After several rounds of negotiations, Finland, Sweden, and Turkey signed a memorandum in June of that year. Finland and Sweden promised not to support multiple terrorist organizations identified by Turkey and lifted restrictions on the export of defense equipment to Turkey. into the contract".
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