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Turkish president approves ratification of Sweden's NATO membership

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STORY: Turkish president approves ratification of Sweden's NATO membership
SHOOTING TIME: Recent/File footage
DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:10
LOCATION: Ankara
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of a meeting of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Sweden Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Türkiye (date: 08.11.2022)
2. various of the headquarters of NATO (date: 04.04.2023) 
3. various of some photos about the Turkish parliament voting on the bill of Sweden's bid to become the 32nd member of NATO in the Grand National Assembly (date:23.01.2024) 
4. various of a high council meeting of Türkiye-Sweden-Finland and NATO in Türkiye (date:14.06.2023) 
5. various of Turkish F-16 fighter jets (date:18.04.2022) 

STORYLINE:

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has approved the ratification of Sweden's membership in NATO, according to a protocol published in the country's official gazette on Thursday.

Erdogan published the law two days after the Turkish parliament passed the bill to approve Sweden's bid to join the Western military alliance.

Erdogan "decided to publish the law adopted by the Turkish Grand National Assembly regarding Sweden's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty, and signed the presidential decree regarding Sweden's accession protocol to NATO and approved the relevant protocol," his office said.

The Turkish parliament voted on the bill after a debate in the Grand National Assembly on Tuesday night. A total of 346 lawmakers participated in the voting, with 287 votes in favor, 55 against, and four abstentions.

With Türkiye's ratification, Hungary remains the only NATO member country that hasn't approved 

Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO after Russia launched its military campaign in Ukraine in 2022. Their accession requires the unanimous approval of all members of NATO.

Türkiye approved Finland's NATO bid in March last year but has slow-walked Sweden's accession, demanding the Nordic country further address Ankara's security concerns.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara.
(XHTV)

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