Turkey rejected US allegations that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan doubted the authenticity of the publication of the decree approving Sweden’s membership in NATO and requested a document with a “wet signature” for review. This situation was reported with reference to the Center for Combating Disinformation under the Directorate of Communications of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey. RIA News.
The message explains that the United States is the custodian (custodian country) of more than 200 international agreements, including the UN, IAEA and NATO Charters. After the President of Turkey signed the law on Sweden’s accession to NATO, which was accepted by the country’s parliament, the text of the document was sent to the USA to be kept as a depositary country.
23 January Turkish Grand National Assembly voted For the ratification of the protocol on Sweden’s membership in NATO. The document was then signed by the president of the country, as required by law.
It is the last country in the alliance that has not yet approved Sweden’s application. Hungary remains.
On January 26, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced negative consequences Sweden’s membership in NATO.
Turkey’s decision to accept Sweden into NATO appreciated in the Kremlin.