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As NATO member, Finland will commit to Turkey's security, Finnish president says

Finland's President Sauli Niinisto addresses a joint news conference with Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson (not pictured) in Stockholm, Sweden May 17, 2022. TT News Agency/Anders Wiklund via REUTERS

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto on Thursday said Finland was open to discussing Turkey's concerns over its accession application to NATO, adding that the country was ready to commit to Ankara's security.

Speaking at the White House, where President Joe Biden is hosting the leaders of Finland and Sweden after the formal submission of their NATO application, Biden said his administration was submitting to Congress on Thursday reports on the two countries' NATO accession.

U.S. President Joe Biden poses for a photo with Finland's President Sauli Niinisto at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

(Reporting by Steve Holland, Jeff Mason and Humeyra Pamuk)

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