The Turkish National Assembly voted for the approval of the proposal on Sweden to join the NATO Protocol. After 20 months of waiting, Sweden finally cleared the biggest obstacle to joining NATO.
Reuters reported that Turkish National Council was approved to vote for 55 votes on Tuesday (January 23) to approve a bill on Sweden to join NATO Protocol.Turkish President Erdogan subsequently signed the signature and officially agreed to join NATO in Sweden.Erdogan's governing alliance accounts for the majority of parliamentary.
Oaktai, chairman of the Turkish Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee, said in the motion of parliament debate: "We support expanding NATO to enhance the deterrent power of this military alliance ... We hope that Finland and Sweden will fight terrorism for us.Other allies set a model model "
Oaktais and Erdogan are from the ruling party's justice and development party.
Swedish Prime Minister Christong said on the social media platform X said: "Today, we have become a step closer to NATO's official members.
NATO Secretary -General Stoltenberg issued a statement after the Turkish Parliament approved Sweden to join the NATO Protocol, calling on Hungary to complete the approval of the Swedish application procedure as soon as possible.
Stoltenberg said: "At the Vilnius Summit, all NATO member states agreed to invite Sweden to join our alliance. Sweden has fulfilled its promise. The addition of Sweden has made NATO stronger, so that all of us all of us are.It's more secure " Among the 31 member states in NATO, only Hungary has not yet approved Sweden to "enroll".Hungarian Prime Minister Olban previously stated that Hungary will follow Türkiye's decision.
In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, and in May of the same year, Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO at the same time.According to the regulations, all member states in NATO must agree to absorb new members.Finland has been formally approved to join NATO in April 2023, and Sweden's appointments have not been approved by Turkey and Hungary.The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Turkish National Parliament was postponed until the end of 2023 before the Swedish joining the associated with NATO Protocol.
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.
