Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey will not be able to ratify Sweden’s membership in NATO before October at the earliest because parliament will not convene before then.
“We have a two-month parliamentary recess (…) There are a lot of (other) legislative proposals to discuss” once the deputies return in October, Erdogan said.
“There are many international agreements and many legislative proposals that need to be discussed. We will consider them according to their importance. But our goal is to finish this process as soon as possible,” he added.
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“When parliament resumes its sessions, I think its president will agree to give priority to this issue,” the Turkish president was quoted as saying by “Agence France Presse.”
Some Western leaders had hoped that Turkey would be able to complete the ratification process in the coming weeks.
Erdogan agrees to refer the request for “Sweden’s accession” to parliament
Earlier on Monday, Erdogan agreed to allow Sweden to join the US-led military coalition after blocking its candidacy for more than a year.
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2023-07-12 19:58:41
