Commission President Fuat Oktay said that discussions regarding the approval of the protocol regarding Sweden’s accession to NATO could be held again next week in the Turkish Grand National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs Commission. News Global.
Before that, Agnes Vadai, a member of the Hungarian Parliament from the opposition Democratic Coalition party statedIt is stated that the country’s parliament is not yet ready to approve Sweden’s application to join NATO.
Due to Russia’s operation in Ukraine, Sweden, together with Finland, applied for NATO membership in 2022. On April 4, 2023, Finland officially became a member of the alliance. Sweden’s entry was postponed due to the burning of the Holy Quran in Stockholm and Turkey’s stance on this issue.
Hungary, along with Turkey, is the last NATO member that has not yet accepted Sweden’s participation in the alliance. In October 2023, Turkey softened its rhetoric towards Sweden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan personally presented the ratification protocol to the parliament.
Previously in Turkey I thought about it On leaving NATO.