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Turkish Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss Sweden's accession to NATO

11/14/2023, 6:23:16 PM

Highlights: Turkish Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss Sweden's accession to NATO. On October 23, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan submitted to parliament a protocol on Sweden's NATO membership. The document was signed by the Speaker of the Parliament, Numan Kurtulmuş. The Turkish Motherland Party called for rejecting the ratification of Sweden's membership in NATO. The party's leader, Doğu Doğa, argued that Turkey should show determination to expand the alliance to the east of the Baltic Sea.

On November 16, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Turkish Parliament will begin discussing the protocol on Sweden's accession to NATO, Anadolu Agency reports.

The commission "will discuss a bill concerning the protocol on Sweden's accession to NATO," the statement said.

On October 23, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan submitted to parliament a protocol on Sweden's accession to NATO.

The document was signed by the Speaker of the Parliament, Numan Kurtulmuş, and submitted to the Foreign Affairs Committee.

At the same time, on October 18, the Turkish Motherland Party called for rejecting the ratification of Sweden's membership in NATO. The party's leader, Doğu Perincek, argued that Turkey should show determination to oppose the strategy of expanding the alliance to the east.

The Kremlin noted that Moscow will develop relations with Ankara, despite the differences.