The Hungarian parliament will approve the agreement on Sweden’s accession to NATO in its spring session, which will start on February 26. This was announced by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. TASS.
“Our conflict with Sweden is coming to an end. Together with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, we have taken important steps towards restoring trust. We are moving towards the fact that we will be able to approve Sweden’s accession to NATO,” Orban said at the beginning of the spring session of parliament.
Before that, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó, in response to Washington’s statements in the US pending approval Hungary, Sweden’s NATO member, said Budapest “ignored instructions” from Washington. He added that Hungary is a sovereign state and foreign states must respect this sovereignty. The head of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that Budapest never criticizes the decisions of foreign government bodies, including decisions of the US Congress, and never intervenes in the domestic agenda of the United States.
Also National Security Advisor to United States President Jake Sullivan statedStating that the USA expects Hungary to approve Sweden’s NATO membership as soon as possible, he stated that Washington’s patience is “not unlimited”.
Previously in the Hungarian Parliament no vote taken Regarding Sweden’s membership in NATO
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Source: Gazeta
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