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Sweden expects Turkey to approve its NATO membership ‘within weeks’

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (left) and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson shake hands in front of NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg prior to their meeting, on the eve of the NATO summit in Vilnius on July 10, 2023. Yves Herman | Afp | Getty Images BRUSSELS — Sweden expects Turkey to approve its NATO membership … Read more

Erdogan to visit Budapest next month as Turkey and Hungary hold up Sweden’s membership in NATO

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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Hungary’s capital in December, his second trip to Budapest this year at a time when both countries remain the only NATO members not to have ratified Sweden’s accession into the trans-Atlantic military alliance. During his visit on Dec. 18, Erdogan will take part in a … Read more