FirstFT: Erdoğan agrees to support Sweden's accession to NATO

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has agreed to support Sweden's membership in NATO, the military alliance said on the eve of its annual leaders' summit in Lithuania. The move paves the way for the Nordic country to join the US-led bloc after more than a year of opposition from Ankara. Erdoğan's decision to lift his veto, following a final meeting with Sweden and NATO leaders on Monday night, came after Turkey's president linked his support for Stockholm's accession to Turkey's candidacy. to the long-stalled EU. Erdoğan's lifting of the blockade clears the way for Turkey's parliament to approve Sweden's entry into the military alliance, a step seen as critical to boosting Eastern Europe's defense in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Turkey's president agreed to “send Sweden's accession protocol [to join Nato] to the Grand National Assembly as soon as possible and to work closely with the assembly to ensure ratification,” NATO Secretary General Job Function Email Database Jens Stoltenberg said. , after hours of negotiations with the leaders of Turkey and Sweden. Stoltenberg described the decision as a "clear commitment" from Turkey's president, but said that "it is not my place to go into the details of the timelines of the different political institutions in Turkey," when asked when Sweden could become a member. of NATO. . Go deeper: The unity of NATO's 31 members will be tested at this week's summit since the start of the Ukraine war, writes Gideon Rachman.



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