Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjarto said that Budapest plans to approve Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO at a parliamentary meeting in February. He announced this at a press conference with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. TASS.
He said the approval of the documents would be considered “when the Hungarian parliament meets again in February and sets the agenda for its meetings”.
Szijjarto also condemned the recent act of burning the Qur’an near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. Hungarian Foreign Minister stressed that such actions cannot be justified by freedom of expression.
Previously, Çavuşoğlu, Turkish authorities disagree Sweden or Finland joining NATO until Ankara’s demands are met.
The previous day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan acceptable A decision that shocked Sweden over Finland’s NATO membership. According to him, Helsinki should not allow the same steps as Stockholm.
Last spring, Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO. So far, only 28 out of 30 NATO members have approved the applications of the two countries. Turkey and Hungary did not approve of the initiative.
Source: Gazeta
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