Sweden and Finland's NATO membership just a 'matter of time,' Swedish foreign minister says
Sweden and Finland are firmly on course to become NATO members this year, Sweden's foreign minister said Wednesday, amid strained negotiations with Turkey over their admittance.
"We, after all, have 28 member states of the 30 who are already members of NATO who have already ratified the applications for Sweden and Finland. So yes, of course, this is just a matter of time." During a NATO meeting in Madrid in June 2022 the three countries signed an agreement outlining a path to a compromise, with Ankara calling for further anti-terrorism guarantees, particularly from Sweden.Tuesday that its Parliament could ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden early next month.
"Now it's the time for the Turkish Parliament to start the ratification process. We believe that is the right and proper thing to do.""There are two reasons for it. One is this is a moment in time when NATO can bring in new member states, and the second one is that there are military strategic points that need to be taken into consideration. Sweden and Finland have a joint interest in joining together because of the military situation here in the Baltic Sea region.
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