Approval of Sweden’s NATO accession protocol in Türkiye

According to the Fars News Agency International Group, the Turkish Parliament approved Sweden’s membership protocol in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Wednesday morning after several months of opposition.

Now the only NATO member country that has not yet approved Sweden’s joining this military alliance is the government of Hungary.

According to the news agency “Anatolia”, after the speeches of the representatives against and in favor of the approval Sweden’s membership in NATO in the Turkish parliament, this protocol was approved with 287 votes in favor, 55 votes against and 4 abstentions. They welcomed the document and called it a step towards Stockholm’s final membership in this military alliance, and they asked Hungary to do the same.

According to this report, the American government also welcomed Regarding the approval of Sweden’s NATO membership protocol in the Turkish parliament, he said that the country’s presence in this military alliance makes it stronger and safer. Finland and Sweden, both Northern European countries and Near or on the border with Russia, after the start of Moscow’s war against Ukraine in February 2022, they applied for NATO membership. Turkey confirmed Finland’s membership of the alliance in March but said it was waiting for Sweden to adhere to a June 2022 tripartite memorandum to address Ankara’s security concerns. Any new NATO member must be approved by all current members, including Turkey, which has been a member of the alliance for more than 70 years and has the second largest military.

Previously, a news site Turkey had warned that the delay of the country’s parliament in the final approval of Sweden’s membership in NATO has brought Ankara’s relations with Washington to a dead end. (More details)

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