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Asia is a promising land for cooperation and development and shouldn't be a battle arena for geopolitics: Mao Ning

Office 'will allow alliance to conduct periodic consultations with key partners in region as China becomes challenge'

Objections from Turkey and Hungary held up Helsinki's bid for months, and are still blocking Stockholm

Finland and Sweden had asked to join NATO last year in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Turkey said that Sweden needed to take steps against supporters of Kurdish militants responsible for 2016 coup attempt

No decision has been made about who will succeed Stoltenberg

Swedish FM Tobias Billstrom declined to immediately comment on Erdogan's remarks

Kyiv needs military support in order for Moscow to not force its terms, says Stoltenberg

Erdogan's spokesperson says ratification depends on how quickly Stockholm fulfils counter-terrorism promises

Aircraft scheduled to arrive in country on Jan. 17, says NATO