Very important that Turkey’s issues with Finland’s NATO membership be resolved before Madrid summit -Finnish FM

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Published: May 27, 2022, 18:52 UTC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It is very important that Turkey's issues with Finland's NATO membership be resolved before the alliance holds a summit in Madrid at the end of June, Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto told reporters on Friday following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington.

NATO foreign ministers meeting, in Berlin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It is very important that Turkey’s issues with Finland’s NATO membership be resolved before the alliance holds a summit in Madrid at the end of June, Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto told reporters on Friday following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington.

(Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis and Rami Ayyub)

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