Finnish FM: NATO membership process depends on Turkish president

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto has said that talks with Türkiye are continuing for his country to become a member of NATO, underlining the process depends on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Speaking to local television, Haavisto made evaluations about his country's membership process, APA reports citing Daily Sabah.

Stating that Finland started to receive support from important members of NATO before the membership process was completed, Haavisto said, "Even though we are not a member of NATO yet, I believe that we will get help from our partners in case of a threat to Finland".

Haavisto stated that negotiations with Türkiye and Hungary, which have not yet given the necessary approval for Finland to become a member of NATO, are continuing and that Finland's application is being discussed in the Hungarian parliament.