Turkey Gives Green Light to Finland's NATO Membership

Turkey's parliament has approved Finland's application to join NATO, making it the 31st member of the alliance. Sweden, which applied to join at the same time, is still being blocked by Ankara. Finland will be formally admitted into NATO at its next summit in July. The Finnish government said joining the alliance would strengthen the country's security and improve stability and security in the region. Turkey had delayed Finland's bid to join the alliance for months, complaining the Nordic nation was supporting "terrorists".