Turkish Grand National Assembly approved Sweden's participation in NATO

According to AA news, this decision was accepted with 287 positive votes, 55 negative votes and 4 abstentions from the 346 deputies present in the voting. The approval of Sweden's accession to NATO took place with the participation of most parties, including the ruling party, the Nationalist Movement Party, the Republican People's Party and the Future Party. Previously, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Turkish Grand National Assembly had approved the plan to confirm Sweden's membership in NATO, and this decision was subsequently approved in the session of the Turkish Grand National Assembly on Tuesday night. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed Sweden's NATO accession protocol and presented it to the parliament last October. Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey "Numan Kurtulmuş" also said that the way for Sweden's participation in NATO will be paved by meeting Turkey's demands at the beginning of January this year./