Finland: We want to join NATO with Sweden, but Turkey agrees

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said that his country is continuing the NATO membership process and is determined to join the alliance alongside Sweden. He noted that approval is in the hands of Turkey.

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said that his country wants to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization "NATO" along with Sweden, realizing that the matter is up to Turkey.

This came in a joint press conference on Wednesday, after his meeting with the Prime Ministers of Sweden Ulf Christerson and the Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Storr in Harpsund, Sweden.

"The membership process continues with Sweden, and we want to join NATO side by side, but we can't do anything because consent is in Turkey's hands," Niinisto said.

In turn, the Swedish Prime Minister explained that the Scandinavian region enjoys unique conditions and that cooperation will add depth to NATO.

He added: "When Sweden and Finland become members of NATO, our region will become the northern part of the alliance."

Christerson pointed to the continuation of talks with Turkey on joining NATO.

For his part, the Norwegian Prime Minister said that his country supports the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO because achieving this will add strength to the alliance.

He explained that Russia uses dangerous methods such as electronic warfare and hybrid warfare against the Scandinavian countries.

Jar Store said: "When we think about it from this perspective, it is important to join Sweden and Finland to NATO."

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had said earlier that "Finland's file (its accession to NATO) is different for us from Sweden's file, and if Finland continues with its current approach, we will agree to its accession."

In turn, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stressed that his country is not against NATO expansion and that it said in every meeting that interested countries should join.

Cavusoglu stressed that his country had faced fewer problems with Finland since the beginning of the process of joining Sweden and Finland to NATO.

Ankara: 19 countries have established 22 field hospitals in earthquake zones

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, in a tweet on Twitter, that 19 countries have established 22 field hospitals in the areas of the earthquakes that struck the south of the country at dawn on February 6.

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, on Wednesday, that 19 countries have established 22 field hospitals in the areas of the earthquakes that struck the south of the country at dawn on February 6.

The ministry stated, in a tweet on Twitter, that countries have provided 90,015 tents to date for those affected by the earthquakes.

She added that among the aid provided, there are 1,344,234 blankets, 74,750 beds, 26,622 electricity generators, and 5,722 tons of clothing.

The ministry also stated that the countries (which did not list their names) also provided 3 thousand and 65 tons of detergents, and 5 thousand and 678 tons of foodstuffs.

On February 6, two successive earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 occurred in southern Turkey and northern Syria, causing huge human and material losses in the two countries.