Sweden’s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson says she will go to parliament tomorrow aiming to secure support for an application to join Nato.<\/p>\n
She also says there’s a good chance Turkey’s reported doubts about Finland and Sweden’s potential membership can be solved.<\/p>\n
As we reported, on Saturday Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said it was “unacceptable and outrageous” that the prospective new members supported the outlawed Kurdish militant group PKK.<\/p>\n
But on Sunday Nato’s Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Geoana said he was confident the concerns could be addressed.<\/p>\n
Announcing Finland’s intention to join Nato earlier, the country’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin said her nation’s decision would also have to go through parliament but she trusted the Finnish parliament would debate “this historic decision with determination and responsibility”, while President Sauli Niinisto said he was confused by reports of Turkish concerns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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