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Turkey agrees to send Sweden's Nato accession protocol to Parl: Stoltenberg

Stoltenberg made the announcement after talks with Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the eve of a Nato summit in Lithuania

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a news conference ahead of a NATO summit, which is to take place in Madrid, at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium (Photo: Reuters)

Sweden's Nato accession has been held up by objections from Turkiye since last year.

AP Vilnius (Lithuania)

1 min read Last Updated : Jul 11 2023 | 6:53 AM IST

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Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to send Sweden's Nato accession protocol to the Turkish Parliament as soon as possible.

Stoltenberg made the announcement after talks with Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the eve of a Nato summit in Lithuania.

Sweden's Nato accession has been held up by objections from Turkiye since last year.

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