— From day one, and actually even before that, you have met the requirements to join NATO. It is very important for NATO that both Sweden and Finland become members before the next NATO meeting, she says.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs met Sweden’s counterpart Tobias Billström (M) on Tuesday. At the press conference after the meeting, Baerbock points out that Gotland is 30 miles from Kaliningrad and that it is of the utmost importance that the countries around the Baltic Sea cooperate.
TT: What can Germany do to convince Turkey?
— We and all other member states continue to discuss intensively with Turkey. The ratification of Sweden and Finland’s membership is not only about the countries’ security, it is in the interest of the whole of NATO, says Annalena Baerbock.