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Oliver Varhelyi, the European Union Commissioner responsible for enlargement, emphasized Turkey’s crucial role within NATO, where it acts as a mediator in numerous crises and serves as a significant regional partner. (Read Also: Turkey Says Won’t Be Pressured to Support Sweden’s NATO Membership Bid) The Importance of Turkey’s NATO Role Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has stated that Hungary will not delay the process if Turkey changes its attitude towards Sweden’s NATO membership.

Hungary has pledged solidarity with Turkey, promising to work with Ankara’s perspective on Sweden’s bid for NATO membership. (Read Also: Erdogan Praises Sweden’s NATO Intentions, Expresses Concerns Over Pro-Kurdish Separatist Demonstrations)īy subscribing up, you agree to the our terms and agreement.Īdding a layer of complexity to the issue is Hungary’s stance, which opposes Sweden’s proposed alliance membership. Ankara has explicitly stated that without these steps, it could pose a roadblock to Sweden’s membership. These unfulfilled expectations from Turkey could potentially hinder Sweden’s NATO membership aspirations. Ankara’s Expectations and Stockholm’s Delayĭespite Stockholm’s amendment to its anti-terrorism law effective June 1, the country has yet to extradite the members of PKK and FETO, the terrorist organizations that Ankara seeks to hold accountable. This engagement will discuss Sweden’s bid for NATO membership and related issues ahead of the larger Vilnius Summit. Representing Turkey in the meeting is the Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, Head of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) İbrahim Kalın, and Chief Advisor to the President Akif Çağatay Kılıç. With Sweden’s proposed NATO membership one of the top agenda items at the summit, all eyes are on the outcome of this high-level meeting and whether Sweden will meet Turkey’s expectations. In the lead-up to the highly-anticipated Vilnius Summit in Lithuania, a pivotal meeting is set to take place in Brussels today involving the foreign ministers and intelligence chiefs of Turkey, Sweden, and Finland.