Budapest is delaying the ratification of the membership of the Scandinavian countries in the North Atlantic Alliance from July 2022.
The Hungarian National Assembly has again postponed the vote on the ratification of Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO, reports on Thursday, March 2, Associated Press.
Now the vote on the accession of the Scandinavian countries to the Alliance must take place no earlier than March 20.
It was noted that the Hungarian delegation will meet with the Speaker of the Swedish Parliament Andreas Norlen and other lawmakers in Stockholm on March 7. During the meeting, the process of ratification of Sweden’s membership in NATO will be discussed.
Remember the day before the party Fidesz Acting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has expressed support for expanding NATO to include Sweden and Finland.
The entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO has already been approved by 28 of the 30 member countries of the Alliance (except Turkey and Hungary). Turkey’s talks with Sweden and Finland on their NATO membership bids will resume on March 9.
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