Stoltenberg: Sweden will become NATO’s 32nd Ally – 2024-02-28 04:45:36

Its Secretary General NATO Jens Stoltenberg today welcomed the ratification by the Hungarian Parliament of Sweden’s accession to the Alliance.

“Now that all Allies have given their approval, Sweden will become the 32nd NATO Ally. Sweden’s membership will make us all stronger and safer,” Stoltenberg said in a post on X.

THE Hungary it was to date the last among NATO’s 31 members not to have approved Sweden’s accession.

“Today is a historic day”

“Today is a historic day,” said Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristerson. We are ready to assume our responsibilities within NATO, Christerson said.

The ratification of the protocol in the Hungarian Parliament was approved today by an overwhelming majority (188 votes out of a total of 199 deputies), ending almost two years of waiting.

Now all the members of the North Atlantic Alliance have given the green light and the Nordic country is ready to join NATO.

The Hungarian parliament ratified the accession

It is noted that earlier today, the Hungarian parliament ratified today the protocol for Sweden’s accession to NATO.

Now all members of the Alliance have given the green light and the Nordic country is ready to join NATO.

The ratification of the protocol in the Hungarian Parliament was approved by an overwhelming majority (188 votes out of a total of 199 deputies), ending almost two years of waiting