Swedish Prime Minister Wolf Kristersson is visiting the United States.
In a statement released by one person, the US White House said that President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Kristersson would meet at the White House on the 5th, and that the two leaders would review increasing security cooperation and that Sweden would join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO/NATO) as soon as possible. ) said that it would reaffirm the view that it should join.
The White House also explained that the two leaders would discuss issues related to China along with the war in Ukraine.
Sweden, along with Finland, has maintained a military neutral position for a long time, but this position has changed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Before Sweden, Finland joined NATO in April.
Sweden has also applied for NATO membership, but the process of joining has not progressed amid opposition from Turkey.
In particular, a protest was recently held in front of a mosque in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkiye strongly condemned this, suggesting that it would be another stumbling block to Sweden’s NATO membership.
Meanwhile, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he would meet with senior officials from Turkey, Sweden and Finland on the 6th to discuss Turkey’s opposition to Sweden’s NATO membership.
VOA News
*This article was sourced from The Associated Press.
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2023-07-01 14:32:22
