Foreign affairs committee gives approval but success depends on vote in parliament where Erdoğan, who has delayed the process, holds majority
The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee has given the green light for Sweden’s Nato membership – clearing a key hurdle in a process triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Sweden’s Nato bid had been bogged down for months amid opposition from Turkey and Hungary, and recently it was further complicated after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan linked it to obtaining F-16 fighter jets from the US.
