NATO to invite Finland and Sweden to join after Turkey lifts objections

This handout photograph taken and released on June 28, 2022 in Madrid shows, from left, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde after signing a memorandum during a NATO summit. © Murat Cetin Muhurdar, Turkish presidential press service / AFP

NATO leaders will formally invite Finland and Sweden to join the alliance Wednesday after the two Nordic countries reached an agreement with Turkey, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office said Helsinki and Stockholm agreed “to cooperate fully with Turkey in its fight” against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party and other groups Ankara considers terrorist organisations. Read FRANCE 24's coverage below to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time, GMT+2.