Recep Tayyip Erdogan has apparently given up his opposition to Sweden joining NATO. The change is “historic,” says NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg. Who is now “absolutely convinced” of Sweden’s accession.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sees NATO as a whole becoming stronger with the end of the Turkish blockade against Sweden’s accession. The agreement reached with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last night significantly strengthens the defense of the alliance and is also in the interest of Turkey itself, Stoltenberg said in Vilnius on Tuesday before the official start of the NATO summit.
He is “absolutely confident” that Turkey will now ratify Sweden’s accession protocol and that the main problem has been solved, he said. “This summit is historic before it even started,” Stoltenberg said. Erdogan had abandoned his blockade of Sweden’s accession the night before and, according to NATO, wants to submit the accession protocol to the Turkish parliament for a decision.
In addition to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, US President Joe Biden and the other heads of state and government of the 31 NATO countries, numerous guests are also expected at the meeting in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. One of them would be Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Germany and the US are delaying Ukraine’s process
He will be discussed with him on Wednesday about an even closer cooperation. Another topic is probably Ukraine’s hopes of joining NATO. Selenskyj would like a specific invitation to his country, but will not receive one for the time being due to opposition from countries such as Germany and the US.
Source: Krone
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