Türkiye's parliament to vote on Sweden's NATO bid after mid-January
The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission has approved Sweden’s NATO membership bid on Tuesday, and the full plenary vote is likely to take place after mid-January, according to sources.
Türkiye's parliament to vote on Sweden's NATO bid after mid-January
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Türkiye's parliament to vote on Sweden's NATO bid after mid-January

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson (Photo: AFP/Yves Herman)
Eurasia 30/12/2023 06:05

The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission has approved Sweden’s NATO membership bid on Tuesday, and the full plenary vote is likely to take place after mid-January, according to sources.

According to AFP's parliamentary sources - quoted by Hürriyet -,  the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)-led People's Alliance will probably wait for the start of the parliamentary session on January 15, rather than call for a special session. 

“The decision to submit it to the general assembly has been made now, but this should not be interpreted as [a sign] that it will pass the general assembly with the same speed. There is no such thing,” Fuat Oktay, head of the foreign affairs committee, said after his announcement on Tuesday. The decision, taken on Tuesday, is a key step towards enlarging the military alliance after 19 months of delays in which Ankara demanded security-related concessions from Stockholm, Al Jazeera reminded.

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