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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ends months of delays by asking parliament to vote on Finland's bid to join the NATO defence bloc - paving the way for the Nordic nation to join the alliance without its neighbour Sweden. Finland and Sweden ended decades of military non-alignment and decided to join the US-led defence alliance in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, welcomes his Finnish counterpart, Sauli Niinistö, with an official welcoming ceremony in the Turkish capital, Ankara. The Finnish president's visit comes as the Russia-bordering Scandinavian country hopes to receive the green light from Turkey to join NATO. IMAGES
The hold-up follows Ankara announcing it would not back Sweden's NATO bid following an anti-Turkey protest in Stockholm. Finland, it seems, is reassessing its options but still insist joining with Sweden is the number one option.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told Sweden not to expect his backing for its bid to join NATO after Swedish police allowed a Quran to be burned by a protestor outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced today he will present a bill in parliament to send troops to Libya to support the UN-backed government in Tripoli.
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