Turkey's Support Paves the Way for Sweden's NATO Membership
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has agreed to support Sweden's application to join NATO, ending nearly a year of brinkmanship. Turkey had previously vetoed Sweden's application, demanding stronger action against exiled Kurdish activists. The breakthrough came in talks between Erdoğan and the Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the eve of the NATO summit in Vilnius. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that Erdoğan will recommend Sweden's accession protocol to the Turkish parliament for ratification. The news was welcomed by world leaders, including US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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