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Sweden, Finland PMs Show United Front As Turkey Continues Accession Block

NATO

Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson and Finnish PM Sanna Marin have just held a joint presser in Stockholm following bilateral talks. Kristersson confirms NATO accession was 'high up the agenda'. Kristersson states that he 'appreciates the clear messages from Finland that they are on the NATO journey together with Sweden.'

  • Kristersson: 'We will continue to implement the trilateral NATO memorandum with Finland and Turkey.' States that a new anti-terrorist bill will be sent to the Riksdag in March and enter in to force on 1 June, thereby fulfilling the agreement with Turkey.
  • Marin: 'It is in everybody's interest that we join NATO together with Sweden...We want Turkey and Hungary to ratify our applications as soon as possible'.
  • Marin: 'Sweden is not a problem child, it ticks all the boxes that are needed to become a NATO member.'
  • An opinion piece in the FTearlier this week speculated that Finland could go it alone in seeking NATO membership if Sweden's application is held up too long.

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