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Finland must lift arms embargo on Turkey, Ankara says

FILE PHOTO: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu attends a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, November 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

Finland must lift an arms embargo on Ankara as a condition to securing support from Turkey for its NATO membership bid, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday.

Finland and Sweden both asked to join NATO this year in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but longtime member Turkey refused to endorse their request until a number of demands were met, including taking a tougher stance against Kurdish militants and removing a ban on arms sales.

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