Sweden and Finland face a common challenge over Turkey’s opposition to Nordic NATO membership. But this situation can be resolved, said Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, who is in Stockholm on a state visit, and delivered a speech in the Swedish parliament entitled “A Responsible, Strong and Stable Northern Region.”
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“Turkey’s statements have changed very quickly and become tougher in recent days, but I am sure that we will resolve the situation through constructive negotiations,” he stressed.
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The politician called the entry of neighboring countries into the alliance historic.
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“Sweden and Finland are taking historic steps together. Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership will enhance security and strengthen a responsible, strong and stable Scandinavian region. We are taking these historic steps because of a brutal war,” he says.
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According to Niinistö, the security situation for the two countries allegedly changed due to the Russian operation in Ukraine.
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“We took the world for granted. On February 24, the peace was broken. Our old ways of acting no longer fit the new situation,” he said.
