Turkish parliament to discuss Sweden's NATO bid next week
ANKARA, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee said on Friday that it would discuss Sweden's NATO bid next week.
The committee said in a statement that the review of the bid is scheduled for Dec. 26.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed Sweden's NATO accession protocol and submitted it to the parliament in October.
For ratification, the bill needs to be approved by the commission before being put to a full parliament vote.
After Russia launched its military operation in Ukraine in February 2022, Sweden and Finland submitted applications to join NATO in May.
Türkiye approved Finland's membership to NATO in March but has slow-walked Sweden's accession, demanding the Nordic country to further address Ankara's security concerns.
Related articles
Biden says Brown v. Board of Education ruling was about more than education
WASHINGTON (AP) — The landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling that desegregated schools was about more th2024-05-21What is the newly passed 'Russia law' that has divided people in Georgia for months?
Georgia’s parliament has passed a law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country’2024-05-21Judge rejects Hunter Biden's bid to delay his June trial on federal gun charges
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden’s federal gun case will go to trial next month, a judge said Tu2024-05-21What is the newly passed 'Russia law' that has divided people in Georgia for months?
Georgia’s parliament has passed a law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country’2024-05-21- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s first walk-off hit for the Los Angeles Dodgers was also his first2024-05-21
US suggests possibility of penalties if production of Chinese electric vehicles moves to Mexico
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is suggesting the possibility that additional penalties c2024-05-21
atest comment