May 16, 2022

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Despite Turkey’s lack of support, NATO has said it awaits both countries “with open arms” and is considering expanding its presence and even deploying troops to ensure security during the accession process.

The parliaments of Sweden and Finland are continuing the NATO accession process.

The Swedish parliament will debate this Monday in Stockholm on the new security situation in Europe as a result of the war in Ukraine. Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said at a press conference on Sunday that “the best thing for the security of Sweden and the Swedes is to join NATO”. Today, after the parliamentary debate, Andersson is expected to formally announce his decision to join the alliance. Andersson, despite ruling in a minority, has the support of the main parties.

The Finnish government will also discuss joining NATO from today, ending nearly eight decades of non-alignment. On Sunday, the government made its application for admission official. “Today is a historic day, a new era begins. A protected Finland is born as part of a stable Scandinavian region, strong and aware of its responsibilities,” said the president, Sauli Niinistö, along with the prime minister, Social Democrat Sanna. marijn.

Finland’s application for membership has yet to be ratified by parliament, although it is expected to receive broad support given the broad consensus that exists among political parties. The final vote in Helsinki is scheduled for Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday of this week, depending on how long the preparatory parliamentary debate starting today lasts.

At an informal meeting of foreign ministers in Berlin on Sunday, NATO said it would await Sweden and Finland “with open arms” if they confirm in the coming days that they want to become new members and hopes to convince Turkey to approve the expansion. .

All NATO member states have maintained their support for this accession, with the exception of Turkey, which, although it claims to have always supported an open-door policy by NATO, has asked Sweden and Finland to reconsider their tolerant policies towards the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which was considered a terrorist organization by Ankara before joining NATO.

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Source: EITB

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