04.06.2023 14:12 Last Update: 04.06.2023 16:15
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The meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Stoltenberg started at 14.00 at the Dolmabahçe Labor Office.
During the meeting, it was learned that in addition to the developments in the region, especially the issue of Sweden’s NATO membership will be discussed.
Stoltenberg also attended the swearing-in ceremony of President Erdogan, which took place yesterday.
(First frames from the meeting)
“I always stress the importance of making progress on Sweden’s accession,” NATO Secretary General said in a statement this week. He said that it was possible to reach a solution, and that it was possible for Sweden to become a NATO member until the Vilnius Summit.
NATO Heads of State and Government Meeting will be held on 11-12 July 2023 in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.
In Sweden, which wants to obtain a NATO visa from Turkey, a new penal law on the fight against terrorism entered into force.