{"id":83737,"date":"2023-07-10T20:19:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T20:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/07\/10\/turkey-to-send-swedens-nato-accession-protocol-to-parliament-swiftly\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:52:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:52:58","slug":"turkey-to-send-swedens-nato-accession-protocol-to-parliament-swiftly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2023\/07\/10\/turkey-to-send-swedens-nato-accession-protocol-to-parliament-swiftly\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey to send Sweden\u2019s NATO accession protocol to Parliament swiftly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VILNIUS, Lithuania \u2014 NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that Turkey\u2019s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to send Sweden\u2019s accession protocol for joining NATO to the Turkish Parliament \u201cas soon as possible\u201d and to help ensure that the assembly approves it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stoltenberg made the announcement after talks with Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the eve of a NATO summit in Lithuania. Sweden\u2019s NATO accession has been held up by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/sweden-nato-turkey-9e224f365325813dd0cdbffe698b6d6e\">objections from Turkey<\/a>&nbsp;since last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is an historic day because we have a clear commitment by Turkey to submit the ratification documents to the Grand National Assembly, and to work also with the assembly to ensure ratification,\u201d Stoltenberg told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier Monday, with NATO hoping to put on a public display of unity in its support for Ukraine more than 500 days into the war, Erdogan said that he would block Sweden\u2019s path unless European members of the military organization \u201cpave the way\u201d for Turkey to join the world\u2019s biggest trading bloc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His surprise announcement added new uncertainty to Sweden\u2019s bid to become the alliance\u2019s 32nd member. Turkey was already blocking its entry because Erdogan believes that Sweden has been too soft on Kurdish militants and other groups that he considers to be security threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On arriving in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, where U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts will hold two days of talks starting on Tuesday, Erdogan first met with Kristersson, before breaking off for a separate meeting with European Council President Charles Michel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michel tweeted that he and Erdogan had \u201cexplored opportunities ahead to bring cooperation back to the forefront and re-energise our relations.\u201d Michel said he has tasked the European Commission to draw up a \u201creport with a view to proceed in strategic and forward-looking manner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey is a candidate to join the EU, but its membership talks have been at a standstill since 2018 due to democratic backsliding during Erdogan\u2019s presidency, concerns about the rule of law and rights abuses, as well as disputes with EU-member Cyprus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Erdogan\u2019s new demand was the first time that he had linked his country\u2019s ambition to join the EU with Sweden\u2019s efforts to become a NATO member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTurkey has been waiting at the door of the European Union for over 50 years now, and almost all of the NATO member countries are now members of the European Union,\u201d Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul. \u201cI am making this call to these countries that have kept Turkey waiting at the gates of the European Union for more than 50 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCome and open the way for Turkey\u2019s membership in the European Union. When you pave the way for Turkey, we\u2019ll pave the way for Sweden as we did for Finland,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, Erdogan\u2019s office said he told U.S. President Joe Biden during a telephone call Sunday that Turkey wanted a \u201cclear and strong\u201d message of support for Turkey\u2019s EU ambitions from the NATO leaders. The White House readout of the Biden-Erdogan call did not mention the issue of Turkish EU membership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTurkey has been waiting at the door of the European Union for over 50 years now, and almost all of the NATO member countries are now members of the European Union,\u201d Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul, before flying to Vilnius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am making this call to these countries that have kept Turkey waiting at the gates of the European Union for more than 50 years,\u201d he said. \u201cCome and open the way for Turkey\u2019s membership in the European Union. When you pave the way for Turkey, we\u2019ll pave the way for Sweden, as we did for Finland.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, Erdogan\u2019s office said he told U.S. President Joe Biden during a telephone call Sunday that Turkey wanted a \u201cclear and strong\u201d message of support for Turkey\u2019s EU ambitions from the NATO leaders. The White House readout of the Biden-Erdogan call did not mention the issue of Turkish EU membership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Erdogan\u2019s government has postponed ratifying Sweden\u2019s accession, saying the administration in Stockholm needs to do more to crack down on Kurdish militants and other groups. A series of anti-Turkey and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/video\/sweden-north-atlantic-treaty-organization-protests-and-demonstrations-turkey-jens-stoltenberg-17509a7137da4920b5a726d183d5e197\" target=\"_blank\">anti-Islam protests<\/a>&nbsp;in Sweden\u2019s capital raised doubts that an agreement to satisfy Turkey\u2019s demands could be reached before the NATO summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey\u2019s delaying tactics have irritated other NATO allies including the United States. Biden\u2019s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, confirmed Sunday that Biden and Erdogan had spoken about Sweden\u2019s NATO membership among other issues and had agreed to meet in Vilnius for further talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sullivan said the White House is confident Sweden will join the alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe don\u2019t regard this as something that is fundamentally in doubt. This is a matter of timing. The sooner the better,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previously non-aligned Sweden and Finland applied for NATO membership last year following&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine<\/a>. Finland joined in April following Turkish ratification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another key issue in Vilnius will be how to bring Ukraine&nbsp;closer to NATO&nbsp;without actually joining, and&nbsp;security guarantees Kyiv might need&nbsp;to ensure that Russia doesn\u2019t invade again after the war ends. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskky will join the summit in person on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stoltenberg said the most important thing was to continue to support Ukraine\u2019s efforts to resist the Russian invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnless Ukraine prevails there is no membership issue to discuss at all,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Fraser reported from Ankara, Turkey. 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