Turkish parliament commission set to study Swedish NATO bid


  • World
  • Wednesday, 25 Oct 2023

Turkish, NATO and Swedish flags stand on the day of a meeting between Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the eve of a NATO summit, in Vilnius, Lithuania July 10, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Pool/File Photo

ANKARA (Reuters) - The speaker of Turkey's parliament will send a bill approving Sweden's NATO membership bid to parliament's foreign affairs commission on Wednesday, a source from the assembly said on Tuesday.

President Tayyip Erdogan submitted the ratification bill for Sweden's NATO membership bid to parliament on Monday, a move welcomed by Stockholm as it clears the way for it to join the Western defence alliance.

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