NATO addressing Turkey's 'concerns' over Nordic bids: Stoltenberg
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. FILE PHOTO | REUTERS
What you need to know:
Finland and Sweden submitted their bids to join NATO on Wednesday, and while many of the alliance's 30 members were quick to welcome them, any membership bid must be unanimously approved.
Turkey has accused Sweden and Finland of acting as a hotbed for terrorist groups and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insists Ankara will not approve expansion.