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© Reuters. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu arrive at a meeting in Ankara, Turkey February 20, 2023. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan
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ANKARA (Reuters) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday Washington strongly supports Sweden and Finland’s quick NATO accession given steps they have already taken, even as his Turkish counterpart stressed the need for more concrete steps.
“The United States has strong support for the Nordic accession as quickly as possible… Sweden and Finland’s NATO expansion is not a bilateral issue,” Blinken said in a joint news conference with Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara.
Cavusoglu, alongside Blinken, said all parties in the aliance must convince Sweden in particular to take more action to address Ankara’s concerns and win its support for the bid.
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