Hungarian Parliament Deputy Speaker Csaba Hende said that the Hungarian Parliament sees no obstacles to the approval of Finland and Sweden’s applications for NATO membership. It has been reported Yle.
Hungarian parliamentary delegation visited Sweden today and met with Parliament Speaker Andreas Norlen. Hende described their talks as good and even described the talks as a new beginning of relations between the two countries.
“We said that the Hungarian government, the president and the majority of parliamentarians support Sweden’s NATO membership,” he said.
However, at the same time, the members of the Hungarian delegation expressed that the bilateral relations between Sweden and Hungary should be improved. According to Hende, Swedish politicians spread lies about Hungary such as the country’s lack of rule of law.
The Hungarian delegation will visit Helsinki tomorrow, where it will also hold talks in the parliament.
Reconstruction of the Hungarian National Assembly (Parliament) endured Voting for the ratification of the protocol on the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO. Next time this issue will not be considered before March 20, 2023.
Laszlo Kever, Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament declarationThat the deputies from the ruling party coalition in the Hungarian State Assembly (unicameral parliament) do not see the issue of Finland and Sweden’s admission to NATO as already decided.
Hungarian President Katalin Nowak reportedThe Hungarian parliament will hold a meeting in May on the approval of documents on Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO.
Turkey and Hungary are the only NATO countries that have not yet ratified the protocol on the accession of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Alliance.