Washington: On May 19, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vehemently opposed the idea of extending NATO membership to Sweden and Finland. U.S. President Joe Biden met the leaders of Sweden and Finland to advance their applications to join the NATO military alliance. Turkey has expressed strong opposition to including both countries in the alliance. It also asked Sweden to halt support for Kurdish militants and both to lift their bans on some sales of arms to Turkey.
