After many dramas, Sweden is going to join NATO, the world's largest military alliance, and Turkish President Recep Taeep Erdogan has agreed to support the country's membership in the alliance. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has reported this information.
He said Turkish President Recep Taep Erdogan has agreed to support Sweden in joining NATO.
He added that Erdogan will soon send the law to Turkey to parliament and ‘confirm ratification’. Sweden's Prime Minister Wolf Christerson expressed his enthusiasm for such a decision, saying, ‘I am very happy, it is a good day for Sweden.’
Sweden has officially applied for more than a year ago to join NATO, but it has vetoed Turkey. It was alleged that Sweden support and support the Kurdish militant and terrorist group PKK.
US President Joe Biden spoke to reporters after agreeing to support Sweden, saying he welcomed President Erdogan's promise to move forward with ‘quick approval’.
"I am looking forward to working with President Erdogan and Turkey to increase defense and resistance in the Euro-Atlantic area," White House said in a statement from the White House. I look forward to welcome Prime Minister Christerson and Sweden as our 32nd NATO ally.
German Foreign Minister Annela Bearbock said in a tweet, "We are all safe together in 32."
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said, joining Sweden will make us all safe.
After talks between Turkish and Swedish leaders in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, Stoltenberg announced the deal late on Monday night, describing it as a ‘historical step’.
