Sweden's defense minister said Tuesday his country's top priority is to gain full NATO membership before the allied leaders gather for their next summit, saying an addition will make the trans-Atlantic alliance even stronger.
into the fold by the time United States President Joe Biden and other allied leaders meet July 11-12 in Vilnius, Lithuania, but Turkey and Hungary have yet to endorse the move.
All 31 member countries must ratify a candidate’s accession protocol for it to join the alliance.as soon as possible,” said Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson, in Japan for talks with his Japanese counterpart and other officials. “We’re hopeful that we can become it by the Vilnius Summit.”
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