Hungary is still a long way from ratifying the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO. The parliamentary committee of the States did not put the project on the agenda until the week of March 20. As a result, the vote has been “parked” for more than seven months, the media reported.
The reason for the further postponement is the sending of a parliamentary delegation to the two Scandinavian countries. The right-wing national ruling party Fidesz justified this with the need for “enlightening talks” with the NATO accession candidates.
Péter Sztáray, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stressed on Wednesday after the accession debate in parliament that these two countries had often criticized Hungary, which was “unfounded and unjust”. From this point of view, the government supports the initiative of the Speaker of the Parliament, László Kövér, to send the delegation. According to the Fidesz group, the delegation will travel to Stockholm and Helsinki in the coming week.
Waiting for Hungary and Turkey
Finland and Sweden had applied for membership in the Western Defense Alliance last May under the impression of Russia’s offensive war in Ukraine. All 30 NATO countries must ratify accession. Together with Turkey, Hungary is the last NATO country that has not yet ratified the accession of the two states.
Source: Krone
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