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In a significant geopolitical development, Sweden has officially joined the NATO military alliance, marking its accession as the 32nd member. The completion of this two-year-long process was… Read More

After two centuries of non-alignment and two years of torturous diplomacy, Sweden on Thursday becomes the 32nd member of NATO, a major step for a country once careful not… Read More

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 Turkey's parliament has given the go-ahead to Sweden's NATO desires, a significant breakthrough after months of unending diplomatic efforts. This vital approval comes as a significant… Read More

In a statement, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) stresses out:"The Grand National Assembly of Turkey has made another shameful decision. The issue of Sweden's me… Read More

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish legislators on Tuesday endorsed Sweden’s membership in NATO, lifting a major hurdle on the previously nonaligned country’s entry… Read More

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Turkey’s parliament swiftly approved Sweden’s NATO membership bid on Tuesday, overcoming a 20-month delay and eliminating a significant obstacle to the alliance’s expansio… Read More

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Turkish President ErdoganImage Credit: Al-Jazeera In a significant development, the foreign affairs commission of the Turkish parliament has given its approval to Sweden's NATO membership b… Read More

Ankara, Dec 23 (Always First) Turkish Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has said that it would discuss Sweden’s NATO bid next week. The committee said on Friday in a stateme… Read More

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted on Tuesday as saying that positive developments on the U.S. sale of F-16 fighter jets to Ankara, and on Canada’s arms embargo, would… Read More

By Suzan Fraser | Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee gave its consent to Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Tuesday, drawing the… Read More

Turkey's Erdogan demands US approval of F-16 fighter jet sale before ratifying Sweden's NATO membership, raising concerns and complicating the process.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan… Read More

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Erdogan submitted the ratification invoice to the parliament final month. (File) Ankara: The Turkish parliament’s overseas affairs committee will talk about ratifying Sweden&rsquo… Read More

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has submitted a bill to parliament for ratification, approving Sweden’s NATO membership bid. This move has been welcomed by Stockholm as it paves the w… Read More

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Biden’s European Diplomatic Trip: UK, NATO Summit, and Finland on the Itinerary U.S. President Joe Biden is scheduled to embark on a diplomatic journey to Europe this month. He will… Read More

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Ankara, July 22 (Always First) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that his country would monitor Sweden’s counterterrorism steps before ratifying its NATO bid at the parli… Read More

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to submit Sweden’s bid to join the NATO military alliance to parliament, according to Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. Stoltenberg made t… Read More

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has discussed Sweden’s NATO bid with his US counterpart Joe Biden over the phone ahead of the alliance’s summit this week. The two leaders… Read More

Türkiye will not lift its opposition to Sweden joining NATO unless it stops harbouring groups Ankara considers to be terrorists, President Tayyip Erdogan said. Sweden and Finland applie… Read More

Turkey and Sweden have agreed to hold more talks for the latter’s NATO bid as the fourth meeting on a joint permanent mechanism between the bloc, Turkey, Sweden and Finland concluded… Read More

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Comment on this storyComment When the leaders of NATO nations gather in Lithuania this week, President Biden and his closest allies will endeavor to send Russia a forceful message… Read More