Biden reiterates that he wants Sweden to join NATO

The American President, Joe Bidenrepeated this Wednesday that he wants Sweden join the NATOupon receiving in the White House to the swedish prime minister ulf kristerssona week before the summit of the Atlantic Alliance.

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In the Oval Office, Biden stated that he wants “with impatience” the accession of Stockholm and that the “fully supports.”

kristersson thanked him for his “strong support” and said his country has “things to contribute” to the NATO.

Like many of his allies, USA wants Sweden to join the Alliance before the organization’s next summit, to be held in Vilnius on July 11 and 12. Finland joined on April 4.

But Türkiyewhich gave the green light to the entry of Helsinki, blocks the entry of Stockholm.

Speaking to journalists after the meeting with Bidenthe Swedish prime minister stated that they both saw the viln summitto how “an appropriate time for accession”.

“But only Türkiye can make Turkish decisions”, estimated.

The discrepancies are due to Sweden’s position on Kurdish opposition movements, such as the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which Ankara includes in its blacklist the groups it considers “terrorists”.

Bilateral relations were further complicated last week when an Iraqi burned a copy of the Koran in front of Stockholm’s main mosque, an act that outraged the Muslim world and drew harsh criticism from the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Türkiye and Hungary are the only ones of the 31 member states of the NATO which have not yet ratified the accession of Sweden.

The visit of kristersson to Washington precedes the negotiations planned in Brussels this week with Turkish and Swedish representatives.

Western countries, especially USAthey asked Ankara give the green light to Stockholm Given the Sweden has respected the terms of an agreement reached with Ankara last year about his position on the Kurdish opposition movements.

On Tuesday, however, Türkiye He stressed that he will remain impassive in the face of “pressure” and that he will oppose the accession of Sweden if it constitutes a “burden” for the Atlantic Alliance.

erdoğan acknowledged on Wednesday that Sweden has taken steps in “the right direction”, but the demonstrations of supporters of the PKK in Swedish territory make these measures “make no sense”

In Hungary Parliament included the candidacy of Stockholm among the issues to be voted on, but is expected to suspend the sessions on July 7four days before the Vilnius summit.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has shaken security in Europewhich has led to Finland and Sweden to apply for admission to the NATO after decades of neutrality and military non-alignment.

Source: Elcomercio

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