Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Swedish and Finnish delegations should not "tire themselves" by traveling to Ankara to convince his administration to back their bids to join NATO. 

In a news conference on Monday, Erdogan reiterated that Turkey would not approve their accession to NATO.

"They are coming to Turkey on Monday. Are they coming to convince us? Excuse me but they should not tire themselves," Erdogan said.

Earlier on Monday, the Swedish foreign office said senior representatives of Sweden and Finland would travel to Turkey for talks to address Ankara's objections.

Turkey has since last week expressed objection to their bids.

(With input from agencies)