Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has proposed to the Grand National Assembly, the parliament, to ratify the protocol on Sweden’s membership in NATO, the president’s administration told Sputnik on Monday.
Turkiye has been receiving signals from the West about the need to approve Sweden s membership in NATO by the end of the year, but Ankara will not be hasty on this matter, a diplomatic source in the Turkish capital told Sputnik.
Sweden NATO bid: Turkey has finally approved Finland’s application to become a NATO member. However, citing security concerns, Ankara is still not ready to allow Sweden to join the Western military alliance. Experts say there is more to the resistance