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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin told reporters in Stockholm that it's "in everyone's interest" that the Nordic neighbours join NATO together.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says for the first time that Ankara could accept Finland into NATO without its Nordic neighbour Sweden. Erdogan's comments come days after Ankara suspended NATO accession talks with the two countries over Sweden's refusal to extradite Kurds Turkey considers to be terrorists.
Austria is seeking closer cooperation with other neutral EU countries such as Cyprus, Ireland, and Malta.
A new "memorandum of understanding" between the three countries seeks to allay Turkish fears over security.
Turkey signs a memorandum with Finland and Sweden supporting the invitation for the two Nordic countries to become members of NATO. IMAGES