24.01.2024 16:37
In a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban discussed the ratification of Sweden’s application for membership in the alliance and urges the parliament to approve it “at the earliest possible opportunity.”
According to Ukrinform, he reported this on the social network X.
“Just finished a phone call with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. I reaffirmed that the Hungarian government supports the NATO-membership of Sweden,” Orban said.
He also added that the government will continue to urge the Hungarian parliament to vote in favor of Sweden’s accession to the alliance, completing the ratification process of its application “at the first possible opportunity.”
As Ukrinform reported, last night, the Grand National Assembly (Parliament) of Turkey, after a public discussion, approved Sweden’s participation in NATO by a majority vote.
Currently, only Hungary is the only NATO member state that has not ratified Sweden’s application.
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Orban: The amount of Swedish Kronor this morning on my bank-account was not as much as I ask for, but a small chat with the Swedish FM will change that……………….I am a noble man.
Who knows what strongarming or bribery was necessary to get this done? Whatever, what’s important is that the door is open for Swedens Nato membership now. A great step for that nation.
If i would have told my Swedish fellas five years ago that they would join Nato a couple of years later they would have declared me nuts. Putin made my long-term wish come true. 😎