BREAKING: NATO chief says Turkyie agrees to send Sweden's NATO accession protocol to Parliament swiftly
Stoltenberg made the announcement after talks with Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the eve of a NATO summit in Lithuania.Get the CTV News App now for breaking news alerts and all the top stories
It was the first time that Erdogan linked his country's ambition to join the EU with Sweden's efforts to become a NATO member. Earlier, Erdogan's office said he told U.S. President Joe Biden during a telephone call Sunday that Turkiye wanted a “clear and strong” message of support for Turkiye's EU ambitions from the NATO leaders. The White House readout of the Biden-Erdogan call did not mention the issue of Turkish EU membership.
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