Finland expects Turkey to ratify its Nato membership, says president

Swedish prime minister also said he hopes Sweden's accession will be ratified by Ankara after May elections

Finland's president, Sauli Niinisto, has said he expects his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoan, to confirm that Turkey is endorsing the Nordic country's Nato membership application when the two meet in Ankara later this week.

We knew that when Turkish President Erdoan on his part has decided to ratify Finland's Nato membership, he wants to meet and fulfil his promise, president to president," Niinisto told Reuters on Wednesday.