Published October 25,2023
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Sweden‘s NATO membership accession was referred Wednesday to the Turkish Grand National Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee.
A invoice proposing the approval of the Protocol on Sweden’s accession to NATO was signed by the Speaker of the Assembly, Numan Kurtulmuş, and referred to the Committee.
“In order to advance the process, we requested concrete steps from Finland and Sweden to address our (Türkiye’s) legitimate security concerns, including the removal of sanctions and restrictions they have imposed on counter-terrorism and defense industry exports,” Kurtulmuş mentioned in an announcement.
Finland and Sweden utilized for NATO membership quickly after Russia launched a conflict in Ukraine in February 2022.
Türkiye beforehand accredited Finland’s membership to NATO however had mentioned it was ready for Sweden to abide by a trilateral memorandum signed in June 2022 to deal with Ankara’s safety issues.
Turkish officers have repeatedly burdened that it’s as much as Turkish lawmakers to resolve on ratifying Sweden’s accession.
Source: www.anews.com.tr