The United States is working to clarify Turkey’s position on Sweden and Finland’s potential membership of NATO, the highest US diplomat for Europe on the State Department stated on Friday after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan stated Ankara will not be supportive of the 2 nations’ bid to be part of the alliance.
In a name with reporters, Karen Donfried, Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasian Affairs, stated the subject might be mentioned on the NATO ministerial assembly over the weekend in Berlin. [Reuters]