MOSCOW, April 11. /TASS/. Sweden and Finland may join NATO as early as this summer, the Times newspaper reported citing its sources.

According to the news outlet, it is expected that Finland will apply for its membership in June and Sweden will follow.

According to its sources, the governments of Sweden and Finland are working together on reaching consensus on the matter domestically, however, the final decision will be made by each country independently.

Earlier, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that the possible NATO membership of Sweden and Finland became one of the most discussed subjects during the April 6-7 meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.