Turkey Agrees to Back Sweden’s NATO Bid in Boost to Alliance

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WATCH: Turkey will ask its parliament to advance Sweden’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization “as soon as possible,” alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg told reporters Monday.Source: Bloomberg

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By Firat Kozok, Selcan Hacaoglu, and Natalia Drozdiak

July 10, 2023 at 7:14 PM UTC

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July 11, 2023 at 3:13 AM UTC

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Turkey agreed to support Sweden’s NATO bid in a major breakthrough for the military alliance’s push to strengthen its defenses following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Turkey will ask its parliament to advance Sweden’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization “as soon as possible,” alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg told reporters Monday in Vilnius.