Nato addressing Turkey’s concerns over Sweden and Finland – Stoltenberg

Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg gestures as he attends a meeting at Kastellet in Copenhagen, Denmark (Martin Sylvest/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Turkey’s leader flatly opposes having Sweden and Finland join Nato but the military alliance’s top official has said he is confident the stand-off will be resolved and the two Nordic nations will join soon.

Turkey’s approval of Finland and Sweden’s application to join the western military alliance is crucial because Nato makes decisions by consensus.