US Renews Pressure on Hungary to Approve Sweden’s NATO Bid
Turkey and Hungary are the only two members that have yet to ratify Sweden’s bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Photographer: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty ImagesThis article is for subscribers only.
The US renewed pressure on Hungary to approve Sweden’s accession to the NATO military alliance after more than a year’s delay by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government.
“Hungary knows intimately the benefits that Sweden’s membership in the alliance will bring,” US ambassador to Hungary David Pressman told reporters on Friday. “The prime minister himself has stated that he supports Sweden’s membership in the alliance, and we look forward to expeditious action by the Hungarian government and its parliament.”