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Sweden moves a step closer to NATO membership after Turkey's parliamentary committee gives approval

06 Jan,2024 Download Pdf 2 Min Read

Context: Sweden’s NATO bid had been stalled amid opposition from Turkiye and Hungary

A crucial committee in the Turkish Parliament, on December 26, granted approval for Sweden's NATO membership bid after facing delays.
The approval comes amid obstacles posed by Turkey and Hungary against Sweden's NATO accession.
The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee gave the green light, advancing the process for a vote in the full parliament, where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's alliance holds the majority.
The exact date for the full parliament's vote remains unclear.
The delays in Sweden's NATO membership had caused frustration among other NATO allies, eager to welcome Sweden and Finland into the alliance.

NATO:

NATO, established in April 1949 through the North Atlantic Treaty, is a military alliance formed by the United States, Canada, and various Western European nations to ensure collective security against the Soviet Union.
The alliance currently consists of 30 member states.
Original members include Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Greece and Turkey joined in 1952, followed by West Germany in 1955 (later referred to as Germany from 1990), Spain in 1982, and the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland in 1999.
Further expansions occurred in 2004 with the inclusion of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, and in 2009 with Albania and Croatia joining.
Montenegro became a member in 2017, followed by North Macedonia in 2020.
France withdrew from NATO's integrated military command in 1966 but remained a member, resuming its position in NATO's military command in 2009.
Recently, Finland and Sweden have expressed interest in joining NATO.
NATO's headquarters is situated in Brussels, Belgium.

The headquarters of Allied Command Operations is located in Mons, Belgium.

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