WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday he’s confident Turkey’s objections to Finland and Sweden joining NATO can be overcome swiftly, possibly in time for a summit of alliance leaders at the end of next month.
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- Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Turkey’s objections to Finland and Sweden joining NATO can be overcome swiftly.
- Turkey has cited alleged support for Kurdish militants whom Turkey considers terrorists and restrictions on weapons sales to Turkey.
- Sweden and Finland submitted their written applications to join NATO last week.
- Turkey this week listed five “concrete assurances” it was demanding from Sweden, including what it said was “termination of political support for terrorism,” an “elimination of the source of terrorism financing” and the “cessation of arms support” to the banned PKK and a Syrian Kurdish militia group affiliated with it.