Politics

Sweden’s membership of Nato takes major step forward

  • July 11, 2023
in Vilnius, Mr Erdogan met with Mr Kristersson, before breaking off for separate talks with European Council President Charles Michel. Picture: Getty

Sweden’s membership of Nato took a big step forward on Monday after Turkey agreed to remove one of the last major roadblocks in return for help in reviving Turkey’s own chances of joining the European Union.

At talks in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, where US President Joe Biden and his Nato counterparts are meeting for a two-day summit starting on Tuesday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan committed to put the Nordic country’s accession protocol before Parliament ...