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HELSINKI, 10 February (Reuters) – Finland parliament groups on Friday NATOare expected to discuss when to ratify their founding treaties, which could see the country proceed with membership ahead of neighboring Sweden amid growing support for leaving among the Finnish public. is alone.
Two North Europe shortly after his country invaded Ukraine last year NATOand although most member states have ratified the applications, Turkey has not yet approved it.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week, he said, “Our position regarding Finland is positive, but not positive regarding Sweden.”
Finland’s and Sweden’s divergent views on Turkey’s membership put pressure on Finnish leaders to move forward. 53% of Finns polled for the daily Ilta-Sanomat on February 2 said they did not want Finland to wait for Sweden. About 28% said they should.
Friday in Finland parliament groups will be held on April 2 parliament before their elections of parliament NATOwill decide whether to ratify the founding agreements on March 3 before going on vacation.
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If parliament votes in favor of ratifying the treaties at a later date, as is widely expected, the president within three months, and after all existing NATO members have also ratified Finland’s proposal, it must proceed with the application. Continuing NATO membership without Sweden.
For this to happen Turkey and Hungary must first ratify Finland’s membership, and NATO must formally invite Finland as a member.
Finnish Justice Chancellor Tuomas Poysti told Ilta-Sanomat that the process would leave some room for Finland to wait for Sweden if necessary, but not indefinitely.
Officially, Finland has repeatedly confirmed that it wants to join NATO with Sweden.
Sweden is Finland’s closest defense ally. which has a 1,300 km (800 mi) border with Finland Russia If there is a conflict with NATO, Finland will need Swedish territory to defend itself, for example in terms of logistics.
Ankara, especially Helsinki and Stockholm Turkey and European Union wants him to take a tougher stance against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which he considers a terrorist group, and another group he blames for the 2016 coup attempt.
Reporting by Anne Kaurane in Helsinki; Edited by Bernadette Baum
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2023-02-10 16:28:59
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