When it comes to fulfilling its pledges in the trilateral memorandum of understanding, we have seen that Finland has taken authentic and concrete steps,
Erdogan told a news conference in Ankara following his meeting with Niinistö
We have decided to start the protocol of Finland's accession to NATO in our parliament,
Erdogan said following talks with his visiting Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto
I warmly welcome the requests by Finland and Sweden to join NATO,
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a news conference in Brussels that day
It is not excluded that Sweden and Finland will ratify in different steps,
he said
Sweden and Finland are both strong, capable partners that share NATO’s values and will strengthen the Alliance and contribute to European security,
Sullivan said in a statement
We understood earlier on that you have done your decision and signing it today confirms that the Turkish parliament starts to work with ratification of Finnish membership,
Niinisto said
We will bring forward the parliamentary vote (on Finland's NATO accession) to March 27 and will unanimously vote yes,
Kocsis said in his statement
It was known that once President Erdogan has for his part made the decision concerning the ratification of Finland's NATO membership, he would wish to meet and fulfil his promise directly from President to President,
Niinistö said in a statement on Wednesday, during a trip to Turkey in which he visited areas in the southeast of the country devastated by February's earthquake
NATO had so far insisted that Finland and Sweden must access as a package,
Sardar said
Sweden has done what it promised to do when signing the trilateral memorandum,
Billstrom said
With Finland’s admission, I believe NATO will further strengthen and play a crucial role in global security,
he said
I have a feeling that Finnish NATO membership is not complete without Sweden,
he said
Not gaining ratification at the same time as Finland is not good for Sweden,
Magdalena Andersson, head of the opposition Social Democrats and prime minister at the time of the NATO application, told reporters
At this point, how the process will progress will be directly tied to the concrete steps that Sweden will take,
he said, citing what he said was Sweden’s refusal to extradite “terrorists” affiliated with the militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK
Welcoming Finland and Sweden into the alliance will make them safer, NATO stronger and the Euro-Atlantic area more secure,
Stoltenberg said at a news conference after the signing ceremony
Turkey is one of the strong defenders of Nato’s open-door policy,
he said
I believe sincerely that there will be a deal today announced by both presidents that Turkey will ratify the accession protocol of Finland, probably by mid-April, because in mid-April the parliament will go into recess because of elections,
Ceylan—who is the president of the Ankara Policy Center think tank—added
With regard to Sweden, I believe we will have to wait for a while,
he said
If you do not show respect to the religious beliefs of the Republic of Turkiye or Muslims, you will not receive any support for NATO [membership] from us,
he said
While there is now a president who commands a majority in parliament, the next president, whoever is elected, will likely not have a majority in parliament,
Unluhisarcikli said
We have been taking every step hand-in-hand and none of us have any other ambition,
Kristersson said in October
I hope this decision will be in the best interest of our countries as well as our alliance,
Erdoğan said, underlining that Türkiye has always been supporting NATO’s open door policy
Sweden has opened its arms to terrorists,
Erdogan said
It’s not complete without Sweden,
the Finnish president said
We call on Hungary and Türkiye to fulfill their obligations to the transatlantic family and vote on both accession protocols without further delay,
the lawmakers added
I'm confident also that Sweden will join soon, and I will work hard for that,
he said
Now it's enough to persuade to President Erdogan, but several parties will need to be persuaded after the election,
Unluhisarcikli said
But we have a neighbor, Sweden,
he added, saying that the countries shared common interests, as Baltic Sea states, and excellent relations
Investors would like to see a Turkish pivot back towards closer relations with its traditional Western allies,
said Blaise Antin, head of EM sovereign research at asset manager TCW in Los Angeles
It is very good to hear this news,
Niinistö added
This is a development that we did not want, but that we were prepared for,
Billstrom said
If you carry your bilateral problems into a multilateral organization, such as NATO, then you are creating a kind of polarization with all the other NATO members with your country,
he said
I have known Erdogan for a long time. I am sure he has important messages,
Niinisto said while visiting Kahramanmaras, one of the Turkish provinces worst-hit by magnitude 7.8 and 7.6 earthquakes on February 6