Turkey agrees to Sweden’s NATO bid

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to assist Sweden’s bid to hitch NATO, the alliance’s president Jens Stoltenberg mentioned Monday.

Stoltenberg tweeted that Erdogan met with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and got here to an settlement about Sweden’s membership in NATO, hours after Erdogan mentioned the European Union ought to first contemplate his nation’s admission to the EU. 

In a information convention Monday, Stoltenberg mentioned that Erdogan intends to submit the ratification paperwork to the Turkish parliament “as quickly as potential.” He added, “After which after all it’s for the parliament then to … have the method after which do the ultimate ratification.”

Hungary, too, has opposed Sweden’s bid to hitch NATO, however Stoltenberg mentioned that Hungary wouldn’t be “the final to ratify.” So, now that Turkey has agreed to Sweden’s accession, “I feel that the issue might be solved,” he added.

President Biden, who has strongly supported Sweden’s induction into NATO amid the Russian invasion of Ukriane, hailed the settlement. 

NATO member international locations are assembly this week in Vilnius, Lithuania. 

Olivia Gazis contributed to this report.

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