Turkey is ready to resume talks on Sweden and Finland’s accession to NATO, after negotiations had been halted following incidents including a Koran burning last month outside of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm.
Days after a visit by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to Ankara, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said a committee set up to oversee progress on an agreement between the three countries will meet at the defense alliance’s headquarters in Brussels. Speaking at a press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday, Cavusoglu indicated North Atlantic Treaty Organization representatives will attend the talks.
Sweden has recently come closer to a prospect of seeing its bid for membership stall as its fellow invitee, Finland, looks closer to winning the Turkish parliament’s sign-off. The announcement of a resumption of talks was welcomed by Sweden’s prime minister, Ulf Kristersson.
