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Finland is sticking to its plan to join NATO at the same time as Nordic neighbour Sweden, and hopes to do so no later than July, Finnish foreign minister ...

But Haavisto said he still hoped Finland and Sweden would become NATO members in the next few months. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story [signalled on Sunday](/world/europe/turkeys-erdogan-signals-finlands-nato-bid-may-be-considered-over-sweden-2023-01-29/) that Ankara could agree to Finland joining NATO ahead of Sweden and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday [made similar statements](/world/turkey-says-it-could-evaluate-finland-nato-bid-separate-sweden-2023-01-30/).

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Monday his country would consider evaluating Finland's NATO membership bid separately from Sweden's.

The question has been whether some of its policy goals can be achieved by actually keeping the relationship relatively frozen until the Turkish elections and then considering a reset. He has learned this over the years that anything can be turned into a bargaining chip. Erdogan accuses the Swedish government of allowing its country to become a sanctuary for terrorists' organizations that are fighting Turkey. Ankara has numerous demands from Washington and ongoing disputes. But Finnish-Turkish relations got a boost this month, with Helsinki allowing the sale of specialized steel to Turkey's defense industry, ending Finland's military embargo on Ankara over human rights concerns. But he has to get something.

Turkey's foreign minister says his country could greenlight Finland's membership in NATO before that of Sweden, if the military alliance and the Nordic ...

“Some steps were taken in Sweden, such as constitutional amendments and legal amendments,” Cavusoglu said. “We believe that if NATO and these countries take such a decision, we can evaluate (Finland’s bid) separately.” We are in their hands,” he said. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu defined Finland’s application as “less problematic” than that of Sweden. Turkey accuses Stockholm of failing to take concrete steps to crackdown on groups that Ankara considers to be terrorists. “We have actually underlined to all our future NATO partners, including Hungary and Turkey, that Finnish and Swedish security goes together,” the Finnish minister said, adding that the two countries would be able to join before a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania in July.

Jens Stoltenberg was a steady hand as Western capitals rushed to help Ukraine push back invading Russian troops. But as his term expires in September, ...

Nevertheless, officials say, as the alliance focuses on boosting its defenses, Ottawa’s low defense spending and non-European status mean that a Canadian is unlikely to get the job. Already before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there was momentum for the alliance to select a secretary-general from the east. One possible compromise being floated in Brussels is yet another secretary-general from the Netherlands. “We never comment on such speculations,” said a Commission spokesperson. The longtime leader is seen as a safe pair of hands. A NATO spokesperson declined to elaborate on Stoltenberg’s future aspirations. presidential election — an outcome some allies would prefer to avoid. A spokesperson for Čaputová said she was focused on her current job, but said the possibility of a Slovak being floated for the NATO post was “a strong reflection of our foreign and security decisions.” And some allies have pushed for more regional diversity. “It would be very logical and sobering,” the official continued, “to have someone who is experienced in dealing with Russia and who understands Russia’s logic and mentality, to lead the North Atlantic Alliance.” His most recent predecessors were Danish, Dutch and British. The “overall feeling,” said one senior NATO diplomat, is that it is “time for fresh air.”

Comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that his country may ratify Finland's bid to join NATO present a “positive sign,” the Nordic nation's ...

Sweden can wield the agenda-setting powers of its presidency to push a EU security and defense budget directed toward three crucial aims: mobility, ...

[cybersecurity](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L:2022:333:FULL&from=FR) and the other on [physical threats](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022L2557&from=EN). Sweden should advocate to include a sustainment initiative in the EU security and defense budget that will provide complementary resources to nations so that they have the conventional capabilities required for an extended conflict. Kramer is a distinguished fellow and a board member of the Atlantic Council. [called](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:c0a8dcda-d7bf-11ec-a95f-01aa75ed71a1.0001.02/DOC_1&format=PDF) one of the “most urgent capability gaps”—inadequate stockpiles of military equipment. Sweden should utilize its presidency to build a consensus that the budget will be revised substantially upward to support what will be necessary to meet the requirements of the NATO Force Model. Sweden’s presidency can help the EU achieve that goal. [NATO Force Model](https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2022/6/pdf/220629-infographic-new-nato-force-model.pdf), the Alliance will provide “well over” one hundred thousand forces in under ten days and around two hundred thousand forces between ten to thirty days. The Russian war in Ukraine has underscored that a European defense against a Russian attack could result in an extended conventional conflict. has led to an accumulation of gaps and shortfalls” in the group’s collective military capabilities. Whether or not a definitive decision, the Turkish president’s statements highlight how much Sweden’s membership is dependent on Turkey—and Turkey’s decision will likely not be concluded until after the country’s elections in May. But while twenty-eight NATO countries have voted to approve Sweden’s accession to the Alliance, the Nordic country’s bid may be in jeopardy. Sweden’s decision to undertake NATO membership reflects a monumental change in the European security environment.

HELSINKI — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's dogged opposition to Sweden's application for membership of NATO has stymied hopes in Stockholm and ...

The MoD is currently engaged in adopting new measures to simplify the export of military kits to Turkey Against the backdrop of the events in Stockholm, I honestly do not think we will see any significant progress in that ratification before the elections in Turkey in May,” Haavisto said. In 2021, the MoD rejected an export license application by Miilux to export steel for use in the manufacture of armored vehicles in Turkey. Turkey wants Finland and Sweden to implement all aspects of the Trilateral Memorandum (TR) signed by the three countries in June 2022. Finland is holding more regular talks with Sweden to deal with the problems besetting the accession process. The scaled-up tensions between Turkey and Sweden are endangering that ambition.

I welcome the fact that South Korea established a dedicated diplomatic mission to NATO last November. And last June, I was honoured to welcome President Yoon to ...

And so sorry for the audience, you still have a lot of inquiries, but we will find another way to fill up that inquiries. And of course, then the NATO cooperation adds to that, and our provides a more multinational framework to also the different bilateral engagements we have between NATO allies and the Republic of Korea. I say that because our nuclear sharing arrangements that we have in NATO is a way to institutionalize the extended nuclear deterrence that the United States provides. And the same was said either NATO has to go out of area, meaning go out of NATO territory, or out of business. And the related question I received is that if a security contingency happens in the Korean Peninsula, what kind of response we can expect from the NATO side? We have seen the brutality in Grozny, we have seen the invasion of Georgia in 2008, we have seen the bombing of Aleppo, and that the war in Ukraine didn't start in February last year, it started actually in 2014. But for me, it's also important to communicate that, of course, the partnership with all four of them is important, but also the individual partnership and the individual partnership with Republic of Korea, with Japan and so on, they have value in themselves. And I urge the Republic of Korea to continue and to step up. In Korea, there are concerns, that the strength of the new partnership with NATO will lead to conflict with China and China’s possible economic coercion in retaliation. And of course then China, with its rising capabilities, with its coercive behaviour not least in the South-China sea and lack of respect for the values that we believe in, is an increasing challenge to our values, our security, to our interests. So, all of this together, the lack of shared values, the coercive behaviour in the South-China sea and in this region, the significant military build-up with long range weapons, and the fact that China is working more and more closely with Russia, for instance, not being able to condemn the invasion of Ukraine, all of this together has made China something that features much higher on the NATO agenda and matters for our security in a way it did not do before. We believe that we should engage with China on issues like arms control, climate change and other issues but at the same time we are also very clear that China poses a challenge to our values, to our interests and to our security.

SEOUL, South Korea — (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday called for South Korea to provide direct military support to Ukraine, ...

In a statement released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, North Korea said that increasing cooperation between NATO and U.S. An American official said in November that the United States has agreed to buy 100,000 artillery rounds from South Korean manufacturers to provide to Ukraine, although South Korean officials have maintained that the munition was meant to backfill depleted U.S. But he expressed openness to more arms deals with the United States in the future, noting the two allies regularly buy military equipment from one another. That’s the reality,” said Stoltenberg, who arrived in South Korea on Sunday on a trip that also includes Japan. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, South Korea has reached major deals to provide tanks, howitzers, fighter jets and other weapons systems to Poland, a NATO member. South Korea, a growing arms exporter with the large U.S.-backed military, has provided humanitarian aid and other support to Ukraine while joining U.S.-led economic sanctions against Moscow.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is set to meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on an Asian tour that has sparked suspicion in China, ...

Official comments from China and North Korea urged "high vigilance" and warned of a "Cold War" in reacting to the NATO chief's trip to South Korea and ...

"It will be nothing good if NATO, a synonym for war and confrontation, puts its military boots on the region." "It is the general orientation sought by the U.S.-led NATO to cook up Asian version NATO serving the maintenance of its hegemonic position and order in collusion with its vassal forces," the commentary stated. Stoltenberg, for his part, however, stated in Seoul that "there is an urgent need for more ammunition, more weapons to Ukraine." The article also pointed out how South Korea became a full member of NATO's Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence in May and received a delegation from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in October. [dating to November](https://www.newsweek.com/kim-jong-un-tests-south-korea-both-choose-ukraine-new-cold-war-front-1760156) suggested that South Korean ammunition supplied to the U.S. Echoing the Chinese Foreign Ministry comments, the article warned that "the trip of the NATO secretary general to South Korea and Japan is a prelude to confrontation and war as it brings the dark clouds of a 'new Cold War' to the Asia-Pacific region." "While claiming to remain a regional defensive alliance, NATO has constantly gone beyond its traditional areas for defense, made advances into new domains, and strengthened military and security ties with Asia-Pacific countries," Mao said. As such, he said that China has risen "much higher on the NATO agenda." Security Council, arguing that diplomacy was the only path toward de-escalation. Security Council resolutions" that forbid Pyongyang from pursuing missile tests and nuclear weapons development. China and Russia have also [Wagner Group](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/wagner-group) private military company for use in the war in Ukraine, the researcher wrote that it was only "a matter of time that the military hardware of South Korea and Japan flowing into NATO are seen in the Ukrainian battlefield."

Relations between Ankara and Stockholm have worsened since a rightwing activist set fire to a Koran in the Swedish capital.

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Negotiators still expect Ankara to approve joint accession but Helsinki might need a plan B.

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Japan has been quick to join the U.S.-led economic sanctions against Russia's war on Ukraine and provided humanitarian aid and non-combative defense equipment ...

In a statement released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, North Korea criticized increasing cooperation between NATO and U.S. So far, Seoul has only provided humanitarian aid and other support, citing a long-standing policy of not supplying weapons to countries in conflict. “So the war in Ukraine matters for all of us." Japan also hopes to further ease restrictions on arms export to strengthen the country's feeble defense industry. North Korea condemned his visits to South Korea and Japan, saying that NATO was trying to put its “military boots in the region” and attempting to pressure America’s Asian allies into providing weapons to Ukraine. Japan also has significantly stepped up ties with NATO recently.

Three training campuses - in Greece, Hungary and North Macedonia - have been added to the NATO Flight Training Europe (NFTE) High Visibility Project.

Eventually, the NFTE will provide training opportunities and capacity for the entire spectrum of participants’ aircrew training requirements, including fast jet, fixed-wing, helicopter, and drone pilots. Going forward, the NATO Flight Training Europe project will continue its rapid expansion; more Allies are expected to join the initiative, and additional, more varied training campuses will be added. Three training campuses - in Greece, Hungary and North Macedonia - have been added to the NATO Flight Training Europe (NFTE) High Visibility Project.

NATO will continue to strengthen its partnership with Japan amid the ongoing Ukraine war, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday during a ...

[South Korea](/world/asia-pacific/natos-stoltenberg-arrives-skorea-deepen-alliances-ties-asia-2023-01-29/), is aimed at bolstering ties with Western allies in Asia in the face of the war in Ukraine and rising competition with China. "The war in Ukraine matters for all of us, and therefore we're also very grateful for the support that Japan is providing, using also the planes and the cargo capabilities," Stoltenberg said during a brief speech after surveying the Japanese Self Defence Force's Iruma Air Base. TOKYO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - NATO will continue to strengthen its partnership with Japan amid the ongoing Ukraine war, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday during a visit to Japan, where he will meet with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

The NATO secretary-general said the security concerns of the military alliance and Japan are 'closely interconnected'.

So far, Seoul has provided humanitarian aid and other support, citing a longstanding policy of not supplying weapons to countries in conflict. Japan was also quick to join the US-led economic sanctions against Russia, and the country has also provided humanitarian aid and non-combative defence equipment for the Ukrainians. Japan also hopes to further ease restrictions on arms export to strengthen the country’s feeble defence industry.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Tuesday (31 January 2023) for talks on shared security ...

“No NATO partner is closer or more capable than Japan,” said the Secretary General. “I’ve been very impressed by the different capabilities that have been presented to me,” he said. They agreed that Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine is not just a European crisis, but a challenge to the international order.

Beijing is closely watching Russia's war in Ukraine and learning lessons that may influence future decisions, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, ...

TOKYO (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, in Japan as part of his East Asia tour, said “our security is closely interconnected” and called for ...

In a statement released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, North Korea criticized increasing cooperation between NATO and U.S. So far, Seoul has only provided humanitarian aid and other support, citing a long-standing policy of not supplying weapons to countries in conflict. Japan’s government issued a new national security strategy in December stating its determination to build up its military and deploy long-range missiles to preempt enemy attacks, in a major break from its post-World War II principle that limited itself to self-defense.

Japan has been quick to join the U.S.-led economic sanctions against Russia's war on Ukraine and provided humanitarian aid and non-combative defense equipment ...

In a statement released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, North Korea criticized increasing cooperation between NATO and U.S. So far, Seoul has only provided humanitarian aid and other support, citing a long-standing policy of not supplying weapons to countries in conflict. Japan's government issued a new national security strategy in December stating its determination to build up its military and deploy long-range missiles to preempt enemy attacks, in a major break from its post-World War II principle that limited itself to self-defense. “China is not our adversary, but we must understand the scale of the challenge and work together to address it.” It was quick to join in U.S.-led economic sanctions against Russia's war in Ukraine and provided humanitarian aid and non-combative defense equipment for Ukrainians. “This is dangerous,” he said.

TOKYO — (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg sharply criticized China on Tuesday for “bullying its neighbors and threatening Taiwan” and stressed ...

In a statement released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, North Korea criticized increasing cooperation between NATO and U.S. So far, Seoul has only provided humanitarian aid and other support, citing a long-standing policy of not supplying weapons to countries in conflict. Japan's government issued a new national security strategy in December stating its determination to build up its military and deploy long-range missiles to preempt enemy attacks, in a major break from its post-World War II principle that limited itself to self-defense. “China is not our adversary, but we must understand the scale of the challenge and work together to address it.” It was quick to join in U.S.-led economic sanctions against Russia's war in Ukraine and provided humanitarian aid and non-combative defense equipment for Ukrainians. “This is dangerous,” he said.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, in Japan as part of his East Asia tour, said “our security is closely interconnected” and called for stronger ties.

“We believe that we should engage with China on issues like arms control, climate change and other issues,” he said. South Korea has signed major deals providing hundreds of tanks, aircraft and other weapons to NATO member Poland since Russia invaded Ukraine. In a statement released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, North Korea criticized increasing cooperation between NATO and U.S. So far, Seoul has only provided humanitarian aid and other support, citing a long-standing policy of not supplying weapons to countries in conflict. [honest journalism ](https://countercurrents.org/subscription)because we have no PLANET B. “So the war in Ukraine matters for all of us.” Russia calls its invasion, launched on Feb. Japan also hopes to further ease restrictions on arms export to strengthen the country’s feeble defense industry. In a statement carried by state media on Monday, North Korea called Stoltenberg’s visit a “prelude to confrontation and war as it brings the dark clouds of a ‘new Cold War’ to the Asia-Pacific region”. “At the end of the day, it’s a decision for you to make, but I’ll say that several NATO allies who have had as a policy to never export weapons to countries in a conflict have changed that policy now,” he said, citing Germany, Sweden and Norway. Stoltenberg was speaking in Seoul, the first stop on a trip that will also include Japan and is aimed at strengthening ties with Western allies in Asia in the face of the war in Ukraine and rising competition with China. North Korea condemned his visits to South Korea and Japan, saying that NATO was trying to put its “military boots in the region” and attempting to pressure America’s Asian allies into providing weapons to Ukraine.

On the 25th Jan 2023, NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) hosted a NATO Medical table top exercise, on behalf of the Chair of the NATO Committee of ...

This is hopefully a significant steppingstone to ensuring that NATO is able to provide the best possible health service support to those serving the Alliance, at home or abroad. Participants also explored novel approaches to patient flow along the evacuation chain; the development of decision-making tools to support senior medical commanders; and the need to consider civilian healthcare systems, while undertaking training in the delivery of care, especially in light of severe injuries resulting from warfighting, which they may not encounter routinely. Some of the key themes developed throughout the day, included the need to ensure joint planning at the highest levels throughout NATO, a clear understanding of military and civilian medical capabilities and how these may be used in a time of crisis, potentially providing mutual support.

NATO Medics Gather to Understand and Counter Heathcare Challenges. INNSWORTH, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UK - 25 Jan 23 ARRC HQ were privileged to host a NATO Medical TTX ...

If Finland enters NATO while Sweden has to wait, it would be unfortunate. The practical significance, however, is attenuated by the fact that Sweden has ...

These are not binding as both are still military non-aligned, but they have a common planning framework that can be used in the event that one of the countries should be hit by threats or an attack, says the researcher. At the same time, Norway, Sweden, and Finland agreed in 2020 that they will precisely coordinate their operational planning with a particular focus on the Cap of the North. "I believe that the operational military cooperation between the Nordic countries will go very far, regardless of whether they all are NATO members or not. With Sweden on the outside, one cannot plan for the use of Swedish forces and Swedish territory within the NATO framework. But then again, both Stian Jensen, Director of the Private Office of the NATO Secretary General, Stoltenberg himself, and several others in the NATO organization, have made statements in which they emphasize that Sweden and Finland are for all practical purposes essentially NATO members," says Saxi. They have wanted to stand together and currently have a very close defense cooperation between them. As long as the Swedes and the Finns do not have a formal membership, it is up to each NATO state to enter into such commitments," continues the researcher. At the same time, the Secretary General and NATO as an organization do not have any real authority to provide any security guarantees. Denmark, Norway, and Iceland are also among the NATO countries that have given security assurances. Now, both are also in negotiations with Washington about bilateral defense cooperation agreements that are legally binding – equivalent to the "Sweden and Finland knew that they would be geopolitically exposed after turning in their NATO applications. The Nordic defense cooperation can also be further developed to a great degree, researcher Håkon Lunde Saxi points out.

On the 25th Jan 2023, NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) hosted a NATO Medical table top exercise, on behalf of the Chair of the NATO Committee of ...

This is hopefully a significant steppingstone to ensuring that NATO is able to provide the best possible health service support to those serving the Alliance, at home or abroad. Participants also explored novel approaches to patient flow along the evacuation chain; the development of decision-making tools to support senior medical commanders; and the need to consider civilian healthcare systems, while undertaking training in the delivery of care, especially in light of severe injuries resulting from warfighting, which they may not encounter routinely. Some of the key themes developed throughout the day, included the need to ensure joint planning at the highest levels throughout NATO, a clear understanding of military and civilian medical capabilities and how these may be used in a time of crisis, potentially providing mutual support.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met Tuesday with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, where they presented a unified front while talking ...

The country also plans to deploy long-range missiles, after primarily limiting itself to self-defense following the end of World War II. China is not our adversary, but we must understand the scale of the challenge and work together to address it." [men discussed several topics](https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_211272.htm) during the visit, including China and [North Korea](https://www.upi.com/topic/North_Korea/) as well as Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine.

Hungary's foreign minister says the Swedish government should “act differently” if it wants to gain Turkish support for its NATO membership bid.

Hungary’s government was expected to vote on accepting Sweden and Finland into NATO by the end of last year. The northern European neighbors which share a border with Russia dropped their long-standing military neutrality and sought NATO membership in response to Moscow's war in 21 anti-Turkish protest that increased tensions between Ankara and Stockholm as Sweden seeks Turkey’s approval to join the NATO military alliance.

The patience stems partly from the security guarantees provided by other countries, says Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto (Greens).

The Finnish and Swedish membership processes moving forward simultaneously would strengthen the capabilities of Nato and security in the Baltic Sea and entire Nato,” he argued. Also Nato as an organisation and Nato member states have emphasised how important it’d be for the defence plan to get [both] Finland and Sweden as Nato members. Çavuşoğlu, he said, confirmed that there has been discussion about the possibility of ratifying the Finnish membership bid before the parliamentary elections held in Turkey in May.

TOKYO — (AP) — China's growing assertiveness and collaboration with Russia poses a threat not only to Asia but also to Europe, NATO Secretary-General Jens ...

“NATO has constantly sought to reach beyond its traditional defense zone and scope, strengthen military and security ties with Asia Pacific countries and played up China’s threats,” Mao said. Japan fears that Russian aggression in Europe could be reflected in Asia, where concerns are growing over increasing Chinese assertiveness and escalating tensions over its claim to Taiwan. “Security is not regional but global." Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning defended China as “a force for regional and global peace and stability” and criticized NATO for labeling China a threat and for expanding its military ties to Asia. “The fact that Russia and China are coming closer and the significant investments by China and new advanced military capabilities just underlines that China poses a threat, poses a challenge also to NATO allies,” Stoltenberg told an audience at Keio University in Tokyo. TOKYO — (AP) — China's growing assertiveness and collaboration with Russia poses a threat not only to Asia but also to Europe, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday as he sought stronger cooperation and more “friends” for NATO in the Indo-Pacific region.

Thank you, Professor Itoh, Professor Tsuruoka. Good morning to everyone. It is great to be here at Keio University. And to engage with all of you here at ...

And I am glad that Japan is planning to reach the NATO benchmark of 2% of GDP devoted to defence. It is a challenge to global security and global stability. And spreading Russian disinformation about NATO and the war in Ukraine. This is a more dangerous and competitive world. And ours in the Euro-Atlantic. Conducting joint naval and air patrols also in the vicinity of Japan. The two countries train and operate more together militarily. Helping them not only to survive, but also to push back the Russian invader and liberate their territory. And we share the same values, interests and concerns. And a reality that we need to face collectively. It was the first time he and leaders from our other Indo-Pacific partners – Australia, New Zealand and South Korea – participated together in a NATO Summit. And to engage with all of you here at Keio University.