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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
US urges Turkey, Hungary to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2ndr) applauds a speech at the start of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on April 4, 2023. (Olivier MATTHYS / POOL / AFP)
Washington urges Turkey and Hungary to quickly ratify Sweden’s NATO membership bid, which has been blocked for months due to a series of disputes with the two nations.
“We look forward to soon welcoming Sweden as the 32nd (member of NATO). And to be clear, we look forward to that happening before the (NATO) summit in July. So we encourage our allies, Turkey and Hungary, to ratify Sweden’s accession as soon as possible,” US defense chief Lloyd Austin says on a visit to Sweden.
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