Finland gets Turkey’s approval to join NATO

Turkey's Parliament

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Important Takeaways:

  • Turkey’s Parliament Ratifies Finland’s Membership in NATO
  • Turkey’s parliament on Thursday ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country’s long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance.
  • All 276 lawmakers present voted in favor of Finland’s bid, days after Hungary’s parliament also endorsed Helsinki’s accession.
  • “This will make the whole NATO family stronger & safer,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg wrote on Twitter in welcoming Turkey’s action.
  • Sweden’s bid to join the alliance, meanwhile, has been left hanging, with both Turkey and Hungary holding out on giving it the green light despite expressing support for NATO’s expansion.
  • Turkey’s government accuses Sweden of being too lenient toward groups it deems to be terrorist organizations
  • Sweden, which made constitutional changes to pass tougher anti-terrorism laws, has expressed hope that it will be able to join before NATO’s July summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
  • “Turkey is unlikely to approve its acceptance into the alliance before the election in May.

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