2023-07-10 21:59:43
It is “a historic day”, greets the Secretary General of the Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave his agreement on Monday July 10 to support Sweden’s membership in NATO, which he had been blocking for more than a year.
“I am happy to announce that President Erdogan has agreed to forward Sweden’s accession protocol” in the Turkish Parliament “as soon as possible and to work with the assembly to secure ratification”said the official after a meeting with the Turkish leader and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, on the eve of a NATO summit in Vilnius.
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“Finalizing Sweden’s NATO membership is a historic step that benefits the security of all NATO allies at this critical time. It makes us all stronger and safer”greeted Jens Stoltenberg during a press conference.
“Revitalize” relations between Turkey and the EU
A few hours earlier, the Turkish leader had linked his support for Sweden’s candidacy for NATO to his country’s accession negotiations to the EU.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks with European Council President Charles Michel in the evening, during which both agreed to “revitalize” relations between Turkey and the EU, according to the European leader.
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Jens Stoltenberg also indicated that Sweden had accepted “as a member of the EU, to actively support efforts to reinvigorate Turkey’s EU accession process and to contribute to the modernization of the EU-Turkey Customs Union Agreement and the visa liberalization ».
Turkey, still officially a candidate, filed its candidacy in 1987 for the European Economic Community and in 1999 for the European Union, but the EU membership negotiations started in 2005 have been stalled for several years.
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