Nato Chief Welcomes Latest Steps Towards Sweden’s NATO Accession

Published at: Oct 27 2023 - 09:00 / Updated at: Oct 27 2023 - 09:00

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Stockholm on Tuesday 24 October to discuss finalising Sweden’s NATO accession. The Secretary General welcomed the decision of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to submit the accession protocol to the Grand National Assembly.

During his visit to Sweden, the Secretary General also met with Defence Minister Pål Jonson, Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, and the First Deputy Speaker of the Swedish Parliament, Kenneth G Forslund.

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