Turkish FM, Blinken discuss Sweden's NATO bid

ANKARA, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the expansion of NATO over the phone on Monday ahead of the alliance's summit this week.

Earlier on Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the European Union to resume the long-stalled membership talks with Ankara, in exchange for a green light from Türkiye to Sweden's NATO