NATO: Sweden, Turkey, Finland In Progressive Dialogue

Sweden and Finland have made significant strides in negotiations with Turkey on the NATO membership, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billstrom said on Wednesday,

In a statement, Billstrom said; "We had a very good conversation yesterday between Sweden, Finland, and Turkey and I felt after this meeting that there is progress. We are moving forward.”

Meanwhile, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said that they will start the implementation of the new terror law, which will come into effect at the beginning of the year before summer.

"The implementation of the terror law, which will be introduced at the beginning of this year and prevents participation in terrorist organizations, will begin before summer.

"Sweden continues to comply with the agreement with Turkey.”

Sweden and Finland formally applied to join NATO in May, but Turkey, a powerful NATO member for over 70 years, voiced objections to their membership bids due to the two countries tolerating and even supporting terrorist groups.