Two years after the war between Russia and Ukraine; The United States approved Sweden’s accession to NATO

The US State Department announced on Thursday local time: “On March 7th, the conditions for the entry of the Kingdom of Sweden into the North Atlantic Treaty Force were met; Therefore, Sweden’s membership protocol was implemented on March 7, 2024.”

At the same time, Sweden’s Prime Minister Olaf Kristerson is in Washington to deliver the final documents of his country’s membership. The White House said in a statement that Sweden will join the pact on Thursday.

The statement of the White House states: The existence of Sweden as a NATO ally will make America and our allies even safer.

According to the American NBC News news channel, the Prime Minister of Sweden said: Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, has informed him that after accepting the country’s accession protocol by all the member countries, Sweden will be officially invited to join. It has been.

We have to face the world, as sometimes it is not what we wish it to be,” Kristersson said after Hungary ratified Sweden’s annexation last week.

According to the statute of joining the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO), a country becomes a member of this alliance after submitting its membership documents to the US government.

On February 26, Hungarian legislators voted in favor of Sweden’s membership in NATO, and the speaker of the country’s parliament, Laszlo Kovar, signed the approval of Sweden’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Saturday and sent this law to the office of the president. The Republic of this country sent.

After Russia attacked Ukraine, Sweden and Finland applied for NATO membership. Finland became a member of this military pact last April.

Hungary was the last member of the North Atlantic military alliance that resisted Sweden’s request to join it; A process that requires the support of all members of this coalition.

This is while the Turkish Parliament agreed to Sweden joining NATO in January this year after long delays and disputes.

Source: IRNA