Finnish, Swedish FMs have phone talk following Türkiye's decision

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto and his Swedish counterpart Tobias Billström have had a phone talk following Ankara's decision to give the green light for Finland to join NATO separately from Sweden.

“Good telephone conversation with my Swedish colleague Tobias Billström after returning from Ankara. Working together so that both Finland and Sweden could be members of NATO before the Vilnius Summit,” Caliber.Az reports citing Haavisto’s message on Twitter.

FM @Haavisto: Good telephone conversation with my Swedish colleague Tobias Billström after returning from Ankara. Working together so that both Finland and Sweden could be members of Nato before the Vilnius Summit.

— MFA Finland 🇫🇮 (@Ulkoministerio) March 18, 2023

Billström has not revealed the details of the conversation yet.

After a meeting with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto on March 17, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Ankara would ratify the protocol on its entry into NATO - separately from Sweden. On the same evening, the protocol was submitted to the Turkish parliament.