40 minutes agoBiden urges clarification by Erdogan for declaration against Finland's NATO membership
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)US President Joe Biden has stressed “close security and defence co-operation” between the United States, Finland and Sweden, in a joint call with the leaders of these countries, during which he also encouraged their membership in NATO. The White House said in a statement that Biden “reiterated their commitment to [...]
The White House said in a statement that Beden “reiterated their common commitment to continue co-ordination in support of Ukraine and Ukrainian people affected by war”.
“President Biden underlined his support for NATO's open door policy and the right to Finland and Sweden to decide for themselves their future, foreign policy and security agreements”, the White House announced.
He spoke with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, and Finnish President Saul Ninosto. The White House and the Pentagon later said they were looking for clarification on possible objections from the ally of NATO, Turkey, towards Finnish and Swedish membership.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country would not repeat the same mistakes as with Greece, and accused Nordic states of becoming home to <x0 terrorist organisation”. /A2news/
