Stoltenberg urges Turkey to approve Sweden NATO membership bid

Published November 27th, 2023 - 11:35 GMT
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gives a press conference before the organisation's foreign ministers meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on November 27, 2023. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP)

ALBAWABA - In a press conference during a foreign ministers meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Jens Stoltenberg urged Turkey to move forward with approving Sweden's long-stalled bid to join the organization.

"Sweden has delivered on what they promised and now the time has come for Turkiye to finalize the accession process," Stoltenberg said.