Security policy NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg and Swedish Prime Minister Andersson discuss NATO and Finland’s NATO membership – press conference at 4:10 p.m.

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Swedish prime minister Magdalena Andersson will meet with the Secretary General of NATO on Monday Jens Stoltenberg.

Andersson and Stoltenberg will meet at the Prime Minister’s summer residence in Harpsund to discuss Sweden’s and Finland’s NATO membership.

Andersson and Stoltenberg will hold a press conference at 16.10 Finnish time. HS will show the event live.

Stoltenberg travels to Sweden from Finland, where he attended the president Sauli Niinistö Kultaranta discussions in Naantali.

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Niinistö and Stoltenberg discussed on Sunday, among other things, Turkey’s demands for Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO membership. According to Stoltenberg, Turkey’s concerns must be addressed.

“Turkey is an important ally. No other NATO member state has suffered as much from terrorist attacks. It should also be borne in mind that no other NATO country has received as many refugees as Turkey, ”he said.

Stoltenberg said he still believes the talks can be resolved soon. He emphasized NATO’s commitment to Finland’s partnership.

“NATO’s open door policy is a success and the doors remain open. That is why Turkey and Finland and Sweden are discussing, and we are working for a solution as soon as possible, “Stoltenberg said.

Sunday At the press conference, Niinistö was asked whether Finland would continue to apply for NATO membership alone if, for one reason or another, Sweden’s application failed or was delayed. Turkey’s demands have provoked strong opposition in Sweden.

“It has been said in Sweden that Finland is our business. I say the Swedish thing is ours. We are moving forward together. ”

The political situation in Sweden is more unstable than in Finland, which is also reflected in the NATO debate. Last week, the Swedish Parliament voted in favor of the Minister of Justice. The Minister of Justice was allowed to continue in office with one vote, and that vote came from a non-attached Member of Parliament with a Kurdish background. From Amineh Kakabaveh.

Kakabaveh has made an agreement with the Social Democrats in the Prime Minister’s Party under which the Social Democrats will support certain Kurdish organizations. Turkey, for its part, is demanding that Sweden stop supporting Kurdish organizations so that Turkey can support Sweden’s NATO membership.