Stoltenberg surprised by Turkey’s position on Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership

The North Atlantic Alliance, promising Sweden and Finland a quick entry into the bloc, did not expect a tough rebuff from Turkey – as noted by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in an interview with the Financial Times, RIA Novosti reports

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He said that NATO had no reason to believe that there would be any problems in this issue.

At the same time, according to the NATO Secretary General, the situation with Turkey’s concern is not new.

“Turkey is an important ally. When an ally points out a security concern, we must pay attention to it,” Jens Stoltenberg summed up.