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Erdogan: ‘Open the way’ for Turkey to join the EU and we could approve Sweden’s Nato bid

The Turkish president made the comments in Ankara before leaving for a Nato summit in Vilnius in Lithuania

  • July 10, 2023
Recep Tayyip Erdogan: “Turkey has been waiting at the door of the European Union for over 50 years now.” Picture: Getty

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish leader, said his country could approve Sweden’s bid to join Nato if European nations “open the way” to Turkey’s bid to join the European Union. Turkey has been holidng off on giving final approval to Swedish membership.

Erdogan made the comments in Ankara on Monday before departing to the alliance’s summit meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania. Turkey is a candidate to join the EU, but its membership bid has stalled due ...