Sweden's NATO Process Paused, Says FM
Date
1/29/2023 9:17:07 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said on Saturday that
the country's North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) process has
paused, trend reports citing xinhua .
'The events of the last few weeks have temporarily caused the
process to a pause,' Billstrom told Expressen newspaper, adding
that the Swedish government was now investing energy and time to
try to push forward the process.
Billstrom told Swedish Television on Saturday that the ministry
of foreign affairs had put a lot of work into the recent weeks'
anger against Sweden, and that it might take a while for it
(anti-Sweden sentiment) to subside after such a big event.
Sweden suffered a major setback in its bid for NATO membership
after events earlier this month that saw protests against the
Turkish president and the burning of a copy of the Quran in
Stockholm.
Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday warned Sweden
that it should not expect Ankara's backing to join the NATO after
the events. And a meeting between Türkiye, Sweden and Finland
planned for February had also been postponed indefinitely.
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