Turkey has told Sweden it expects to ratify its accession to the NATO military alliance within weeks, Sweden's foreign minister said on Wednesday, offering a potential timeframe for expanding the Western bloc after 18 months of delays. The delays, including a Turkish parliament commission putting off a vote on the issue this month, have frustrated some allies and extracted some concessions. In May 2022, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan raised objections to request by Sweden and Finland to join the military alliance.
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Turkey expects to ratify Sweden s NATO accession within weeks
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