Turkey cancels February tripartite talks to ratify Finland and Sweden's NATO membership. Negotiations were to continue in Brussels with the participation of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

The cancellation concerns only the February meeting, and not the entire negotiation process.

In the evening, the Foreign Ministry reported that there were no official contacts from the Turkish authorities. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the date of the next talks has not even been agreed yet..

The trilateral talks are based on a memorandum of understanding adopted by Finland, Sweden and Turkey in the summer of 2022 in connection with the NATO summit in Madrid.

In it, Finland and Sweden condemn terrorism and pledge their support in the fight against threats to Turkey's national security..

However, Turkey, among other things, demanded the extradition of persons whom it considers terrorists..

Earlier, Turkey canceled the visit of the head of the Swedish Defense Ministry due to anti-Turkish protests in Stockholm..