Turkiye approves Sweden’s entry into NATO

Turkiye approved the protocol on Sweden’s NATO membership bid, with the text of the relevant law published in an additional issue of the official journal Resmî Gazete, TASS reports

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The text of the law reads, “It was deemed feasible to approve the Protocol on the Kingdom of Sweden’s Participation in the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in Brussels on July 5th, 2022. The law comes into force on the date of publication. The provisions of this law are enforced by the President.”

Finland and Sweden submitted applications to join NATO in May 2022. In April 2023, Finland became the 31st member of the bloc. Hungary remains the only country that has not yet approved the Swedish application.