Turkey says Finland, Sweden's NATO bids not to progress unless Ankara's concerns addressed


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Turkey has set out conditions for the Swedish and Finnish delegations to earn its support over the two Nordic countries' bids to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Turkish presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said on Wednesday. Kalin, who also participated in Turkey's talks with the two European countries, said Sweden and Finland's procedure to join the military alliance will not move forward if concrete steps are not taken to address Turkey's concerns. Officials from Sweden and Finland met with Turkish counterparts in Turkey's capital Ankara on Wednesday, in an attempt to resolve disputes with Turkey, which opposes their NATO...