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Swedish NATO decision 'absolutely possible' before July summit: Stoltenberg

"There are no guarantees but it's absolutely possible to reach a solution and enable the decision on full membership for Sweden by then," Stoltenberg told reporters in Oslo on the eve of a NATO foreign ministers' meeting in the Norwegian capital.

Reuters WORLD
Published May 30,2023
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A decision on Sweden's NATO membership is "absolutely possible" before the Alliance's summit in July, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday, two days after the re-election of Türkiye's president who is opposed to the idea.

"There are no guarantees but it's absolutely possible to reach a solution and enable the decision on full membership for Sweden by then," Stoltenberg told reporters in Oslo on the eve of a NATO foreign ministers' meeting in the Norwegian capital.