Swedish parliament passes NATO accession bill
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- AFP
- Published Date: 06:27 | 22 March 2023
- Modified Date: 06:27 | 22 March 2023
Sweden's parliament on Wednesday formally approved a bill to allow the country to join NATO when its application has been ratified by all 30 members of the alliance.
Sweden and neighbor Finland asked to join the trans-Atlantic military alliance last year in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But the process has been held up by Türkiye, which along with Hungary, has yet to ratify membership for Sweden and Finland.
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