“We believe that now is the time (for Sweden to join NATO) and there is no reason why it should not go ahead,” the US secretary of state said
Message to Turkey and Hungary to give the “green light” for its accession Sweden in NATO the US Secretary of State sent today Anthony Blinken, who is visiting the Scandinavian country.
Two days after his re-election Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey’s presidency, which is the main obstacle to Sweden’s accession to the North Atlantic Alliance, the head of American diplomacy repeated Washington’s call for the completion of the accession process “by the NATO summit in Vilnius” of Lithuania in July.
In a press conference held together with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristerson, Blinken stressed that Stockholm had responded to Ankara’s security concerns, adding that it had repeatedly demonstrated its commitment to the Alliance’s goals.
“We believe that now is the time (for Sweden’s NATO membership) and there is no reason why it should not go ahead,” said the US Secretary of State.
Source :Skai
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