Hungarian parliament delays vote on Sweden's NATO bid


FILE PHOTO: NATO logos are seen at the Alliance headquarters ahead of a NATO Defence Ministers meeting, in Brussels, Belgium, October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary's parliament will not hold a vote on Sweden's NATO membership next week, according to its schedule released on Thursday, further delaying ratification of the move by the Western alliance.

Sweden, dropping a longtime policy of military non-alignment following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has set its sights on formal accession at NATO's July 11-12 summit but, while it has strong support from other members including the United States, both Turkey and Hungary have so far blocked ratification.

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