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HEADLINE: NATO Summit: Turkey Agreement Sets Finland, Sweden on Path to NATO Membership
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PUBLISHED AT: 6/28/2022 at
BYLINE: Henry Ridgwell
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[[Ahead of a crucial NATO summit in Madrid, Turkey signed a memorandum of understanding with Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, removing the last major obstacle to the two Nordic countries joining the NATO alliance. Henry Ridgwell reports from the Spanish capital.]]
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There is a palpable sense of relief here in Madrid on the eve of this key NATO summit with the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Turkey had blocked Sweden and Finland's application to join NATO, which they lodged shortly after Russia's invasion, claiming that the two countries harbored Kurdish militants, which Turkey sees as terrorists. The three countries signed a memorandum of
understanding Tuesday evening, which sees arms embargoes applied by Finland and Sweden on Turkey lifted, and further discussions on the extradition of suspects.
Jens Stoltenberg - the NATO Secretary-General - described the memorandum as historic. And it potentially brings into NATO two very powerful militaries. Sweden and Finland are experts in Arctic warfare. Bringing them into NATO would also effectively surround the Baltic Sea with NATO members, further isolating Russia. The two countries have fifth-generation fighter aircraft and have trained for many years alongside NATO. So they will be welcomed with open arms into the alliance.
And it will give added momentum to this summit here in Madrid, which must make difficult decisions about further deployments in Eastern Europe, about further military support to Ukraine to counter Russia's invasion, and about further increased military spending among its members.
But it's safe to say that in the foreign ministry behind me tonight where they are hosting a reception, there are celebrations as this memorandum of understanding removes a key stumbling block to Sweden and Finland joining the alliance
Transcript/ScriptNATO Madrid Turkey Sweden Finland - VOSR
HEADLINE: NATO Summit: Turkey Agreement Sets Finland, Sweden on Path to NATO Membership
TEASER:
PUBLISHED AT: 6/28/2022 at
BYLINE: Henry Ridgwell
CONTRIBUTOR:
DATELINE: Madrid
VIDEOGRAPHER: Henry Ridgwell
PRODUCER:
SCRIPT EDITORS: Jepsen
VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA
PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV X_ RADIO __
TRT:
VID APPROVED BY:
TYPE: VOSR
EDITOR NOTES:))
((INTRO: ))
[[Ahead of a crucial NATO summit in Madrid, Turkey signed a memorandum of understanding with Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, removing the last major obstacle to the two Nordic countries joining the NATO alliance. Henry Ridgwell reports from the Spanish capital.]]
((NARRATOR))
There is a palpable sense of relief here in Madrid on the eve of this key NATO summit with the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Turkey had blocked Sweden and Finland's application to join NATO, which they lodged shortly after Russia's invasion, claiming that the two countries harbored Kurdish militants, which Turkey sees as terrorists. The three countries signed a memorandum of
understanding Tuesday evening, which sees arms embargoes applied by Finland and Sweden on Turkey lifted, and further discussions on the extradition of suspects.
Jens Stoltenberg - the NATO Secretary-General - described the memorandum as historic. And it potentially brings into NATO two very powerful militaries. Sweden and Finland are experts in Arctic warfare. Bringing them into NATO would also effectively surround the Baltic Sea with NATO members, further isolating Russia. The two countries have fifth-generation fighter aircraft and have trained for many years alongside NATO. So they will be welcomed with open arms into the alliance.
And it will give added momentum to this summit here in Madrid, which must make difficult decisions about further deployments in Eastern Europe, about further military support to Ukraine to counter Russia's invasion, and about further increased military spending among its members.
But it's safe to say that in the foreign ministry behind me tonight where they are hosting a reception, there are celebrations as this memorandum of understanding removes a key stumbling block to Sweden and Finland joining the alliance
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Description EnglishAhead of a crucial NATO summit in Madrid, Turkey signed a memorandum of understanding with Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, removing the last major obstacle to the two Nordic countries joining the NATO alliance. Henry Ridgwell reports from the Spanish capital.
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