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Sweden, Finland delegations in Turkey for NATO talks

Ibrahim Kalin, the spokesman of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, fifth from left, and Turkish delegation, left, speak with Swedish delegation headed by State Secretary Oscar Stenstroem, third right, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Senior officials from Sweden and Finland met with Turkish counterparts in Ankara on Wednesday in an effort to overcome Turkey's strong objections to the Nordic nations' bids to join NATO. Sweden and Finland submitted their written applications to join NATO last week.(Turkish Presidency via AP) Ibrahim Kalin, the spokesman of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, welcomes Swedish State Secretary Oscar Stenstroem, before a meeting with their delegations, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Senior officials from Sweden and Finland met with Turkish counterparts in Ankara on Wednesday in an effort to overcome Turkey's strong objections to the Nordic nations' bids to join NATO. Sweden and Finland submitted their written applications to join NATO last week.(Turkish Presidency via AP) Ibrahim Kalin, the spokesman of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, second left, and Turkish delegation speak with Finnish delegation headed by Jukka Salovaara, the Foreign Ministry Undersecretary, third right, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Senior officials from Sweden and Finland met with Turkish counterparts in Ankara on Wednesday in an effort to overcome Turkey's strong objections to the Nordic nations' bids to join NATO. Sweden and Finland submitted their written applications to join NATO last week.(Turkish Presidency via AP) FILE - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, greets Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he arrives for a NATO summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, June 14, 2021. (Kenzo Tribouillard, Pool via AP, File) FILE - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg displays documents as Sweden and Finland applied for membership in Brussels, Belgium, May 18, 2022. Delegations from Sweden and Finland were expected in Ankara, Turkey, for talks with Turkish officials on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, to try and overcome Turkey's objections to their NATO bids. (Johanna Geron, Pool via AP, file) FILE - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, center, participates in a media conference with Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, left, and Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde, right, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, File)
Sweden, Finland delegations in Turkey for NATO talks