2023-07-12 18:02:14
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey will not be able to ratify Sweden’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) before October at the earliest because parliament will not convene before that.
“We have a two-month parliamentary recess,” he said, adding that “there are a lot of (other) legislative proposals to discuss” once MPs return in October.
“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.
“When parliament resumes its sessions, I think its speaker will agree to prioritize this issue,” he added.
Some Western leaders had hoped that Turkey would be able to complete the ratification process in the coming weeks.
On Monday, the Turkish president agreed to allow Sweden to join the US-led military coalition after blocking its candidacy for more than a year.
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