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Turkish Parliament approves Finland’s NATO membership bid
Turkey’s parliament voted unanimously on Thursday to support Finland’s application to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), clearing the final hurdle in the process to join. However, Sweden continued to be barred from joining the organization.
Let us tell you that the vote in favor of Finland fulfills the promise of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, allowing Finland to become part of the military alliance. Turkey was the last NATO member to approve Finland’s accession. After the vote, Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto said that his country was ready to join NATO.
Turkey’s parliament ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country’s long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance: The Associated Press