CNN: Turkish parliament to approve Sweden’s NATO membership in autumn session

Sweden’s application for NATO membership is likely to be approved by the Turkish Parliament in the fall session. This was reported by CNN Turk.

On July 10, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that Ankara was lifting its veto on Stockholm’s admission to the Alliance. According to him, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agrees to submit the protocol on admission of Sweden to NATO for ratification as soon as possible.

Journalists drew attention to the fact that although the protocol will be submitted to the Turkish parliament in the near future, it is unlikely to be approved soon, since the Turkish Legislative Assembly goes on summer vacation.

The autumn session of the country’s parliament will begin on October 1.

Finland and Sweden have applied to join NATO in the summer of 2022. Since then, 28 of the 30 member countries of the bloc have ratified the treaties on the admission of the Nordic countries. Hungary and Türkiye blocked the process. Later, Hungary nevertheless approved Helsinki’s application. And on April 1 this year, the Finnish application was ratified by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. On April 4, the country officially became a member of the Alliance.

Earlier, Erdogan stressed that the consideration of Sweden’s application will not get off the ground as long as the country allows “offshoots of terrorist groups to freely walk the streets of Stockholm.”