Turkey's parliament will 'highly likely' ratify Finland's NATO accession bid before it closes in mid-April, two Turkish officials told Reuters on Wednesday, a day before Finnish President Sauli Niinisto visits the country.
for the first time in January that Ankara could give a green light to Helsinki ahead of Stockholm.
"We are looking favourably at Finland's accession. It would not be wrong to say that accession talks will be held at different times than Sweden," one Turkish senior official said. "It is highly likely that the necessary step for Finland's NATO membership will be completed before closes and the election is held," the official said.ERDOGAN 'WILL KEEP PROMISE'
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan indicated that he would send ratification of Finland's NATO membership to parliament soon, saying that he would "keep his promise".
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