(Ankara Composite Electric) Turkish President Erdogan signed Sweden to join the NATO Protocol and submit it to the Congress for review on Monday (October 23), so that Sweden was delayed for one and a half years, and finally joined NATO Mai to join NATO MaiA key step.NATO, Sweden and the United States have welcomed Türkiye's move.
Erdogan's decision represents a major breakthrough in NATO's efforts to strengthen defense.Swedish Prime Minister Christisaton described it that this is encouraging news.He said in social media: "Now to deal with this problem from the Turkish Congress. We look forward to being a member of NATO."
NATO Secretary -General Stoltenberg welcomed this.In a statement, he said: "I look forward to (Turkish Parliament) quickly approved (agreed) and expect Sweden to become a formal allies in NATO ... this will make the entire league stronger and secure."
U.S. State Department spokesman Miller said the United States expects the Turkish Parliament to review and pass the motion as soon as possible.
Sweden has a huge defense industry. Its addition will add a technology advanced army to NATO and improve the supply route to neighboring Finland. At the same time, it will help defend Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
After Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Sweden and Finland have abandoned the military -induced alliance policies that lasted decades, and both applied to join NATO.Finland has become a member of NATO in April this year, and Sweden's application has been delayed because Turkey and Hungary have been delayed.
Erdogan has accused Sweden accusing Sweden accusing the Kurdish militants who are regarded by Turkey as terrorists. Recently, anti-Turkey and Burning Coco's Sutra demonstrations also irritated Turkey.
In the face of allies to increase pressure, Turkey agreed to submit the Sweden to the association to Congress at the NATO summit in July.However, Türkiye did not approve the schedule of Sweden.The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Turkish Congress must debate and pass the motion first, and then vote for all Congress.
Director of the Economic and Foreign Policy Research Center of Istanbul Think Tank and former diplomat Sinan Ulgen believes that once submitted to Congress vote, it is expected that the bill will pass.Develop the voting direction of the party (AKP).
Turkey is in the United States that it will allow it to purchase 40 F-16 fighters and modernized kits, and no longer oppose Sweden's contract.Turkey is also guaranteed by Sweden that it will help Turkey's application to join the European Union.At present, Erdogan is seeking to improve relations with the West and attract more investment from Europe and the United States.
With Turkey's promotion of Sweden's contract, Hungary may also follow up.Hungary had previously said that the Sweden has not been approved by Sweden to be a "technical" issue, but it has repeatedly pointed out that Sweden has made injustice criticism on the current status of Hungary's democracy.
Swedish Foreign Minister Bilstron said on Monday that Hungary has repeatedly stated that "does not want to be the last in this process". Now Turkey has begun approval procedures and believes that "Hungary will soon happen the same thing."
