Jens Stoltenberg, NATO's secretary-general, believes it's time for Sweden to join NATO. Turkey has been holding up the process of allowing Sweden to join.
It’s time for Sweden to join NATO because it has done what’s necessary"I have said that time has come to bring to an end the ratification process for Sweden," Jens Stoltenberg told Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet in an interview.
Last month, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Sweden was not even"halfway" through fulfilling the commitments it made to secure Ankara’s support. His remarks came after a Swedish court ruled against extraditing a journalist wanted by Turkey for alleged links to a 2016 failed coup."I am confident that Sweden will become a member of NATO. I do not want to give a precise date for when that happens," Stoltenberg said.
"We have a very good process together with Finland and Turkey and are doing exactly what we said, which Turkey is now confirming," Kristersson said on Sunday, the first day of the three-day People and Defense conference in Salen, a ski resort in central Sweden. The event was attended by Stoltenberg and Swedish foreign policy and security experts.
"Legislation banning participation in terrorist organizations is being implemented, and Turkey is known to name individuals it wants extradited. It is also known that Sweden has legislation that is clear and means that it is up to the courts. We also do not extradite Swedish citizens to any country."The parliaments of 28 NATO countries haveand Finland’s membership. Turkey and Hungary are the only members that haven’t yet given their approval.
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