Finland expects Turkey to ratify its Nato membership, says president

Swedish prime minister also said he hopes his country’s accession will be ratified by Ankara

Finland’s president, Sauli Niinistö, has said he expects his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to confirm that Turkey is endorsing the Nordic country’s Nato membership application when the two meet in Ankara later this week.

“We knew that when Turkish President Erdoğan on his part has decided to ratify Finland’s Nato membership, he wants to meet and fulfil his promise, president to president,” Niinistö told Reuters on Wednesday.