Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (left) and Oscar Stenström, ambassador in the cabinet preparation and chief negotiator in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization process, hold a news conference in the capital Stockholm on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. AFP PHOTO
Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (left) and Oscar Stenström, ambassador in the cabinet preparation and chief negotiator in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization process, hold a news conference in the capital Stockholm on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. AFP PHOTO
Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (left) and Oscar Stenström, ambassador in the cabinet preparation and chief negotiator in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization process, hold a news conference in the capital Stockholm on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. AFP PHOTO

STOCKHOLM: Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Tuesday the likelihood that Finland would join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) before his country had "increased" as Stockholm's bid continues to face stiff opposition from Ankara.

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