The entrance of Sweden in the Born it's getting closer. The Turkish Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee approved the Scandinavian country's protocol for eventual entry into the alliance 19 months of waiting. The text of the treaty must now be presented to the entire National Assembly definitely green lightHowever, a date for this final step has not yet been set.
Ankara's parliamentarians had resumed discussions about accession Stockholm last month in the U.S.-led bloc, hoping to have it approved by the end of 2023, but the meeting was adjourned after lawmakers from President Erdogan's ruling party submitted a request to postpone it. In their opinion, the negotiations with Sweden were not sufficient.”tires” and some questions needed further clarification. In particular, Ankara had conditioned ratification of the agreement on congressional approval Washington the Turkish request to purchase 40 F-16s and kits to modernize the existing fleet. Erdogan had also called on other NATO states to revoke the agreement embargoes about selling weapons to his country. The White House supported the Sultan's demands, but there is still strong opposition on Capitol Hill to the sale of war materials to his allies in the Levant.
Another point of friction between Stockholm and Ankara is the presence of Kurdish militants and members of a network that the Turkish president blamed for the failure Coup Erdogan viewed this as a threat and accused the Swedish government of being too lenient. However, there appears to have been some developments on this topic. “We see one change in Swedish politics, with some decisions being made by courts,” said Fuat Oktay, AKP MP and chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. “We still have some calls for further progress in the fight against terrorism“. The politician did not provide any further information.
Turkey is the last member of the Atlantic AllianceHungaryto block the way to the Scandinavian country, which together with Finlandsubmitted its application for NATO membership after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, abandoning its traditional position military neutrality. Helsinki officially joined and became the Western military bloc in April 31st member after his candidacy was confirmed by the Turkish parliament.