Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to again Sweden’s bid to hitch NATO after a yr of blocking the transfer, citing Turkish safety issues.
NATO Secretary-Basic Jens Stoltenberg introduced on Monday that Erdogan agreed to ahead Sweden’s membership bid to Turkey’s parliament.
After talks in Vilnius, Lithuania, with Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Stoltenberg mentioned Turkey had agreed to maneuver ahead.
“I’m glad to announce … President Erdogan has agreed to ahead the accession protocol for Sweden to the Grand Nationwide Meeting as quickly as potential and work carefully with the meeting to make sure ratification,” Stoltenberg mentioned at a information convention.
“This can be a historic day.”
NATO membership requires the approval of all the army alliance’s members. Turkey has held up Sweden’s NATO accession since final yr, accusing Stockholm of harbouring Kurdish activists Ankara regards as “terrorists”.
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