Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan officially approved Ankara’s approval of Sweden’s membership in NATO. According to the news of the TV channel, the Presidential decree approving the approval of the protocol approved by the Turkish Grand National Assembly was published in the Official Gazette. NTV.
January 23 Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) voted To confirm Sweden’s membership in the North Atlantic Alliance. 287 out of 346 MPs supported the initiative, 55 opposed it and 4 abstained.
Later NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg hailed Turkey’s decision to approve Sweden’s membership in the alliance.
Sweden and Finland officially applied to join NATO on May 18, 2023. Finland joined the bloc, but Türkiye and Hungary did not allow Sweden. The last country in the alliance that has not yet approved Sweden’s application is Hungary.
Formerly Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson statedHe said his country’s place is in NATO.