Hungary’s parliament may soon ratify Sweden’s NATO accession treaty, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Saturday.
According to him, this could happen when the parliament meets for its spring session at the end of this month.
“The good news is that our dispute with Sweden has been ironed out. We are moving towards ratifying Sweden’s accession to NATO with the start of the spring session of parliament,” said Orban, who delivered his traditional annual speech in the Hungarian capital, Budapest.
Hungary is the only NATO country that has not yet ratified Sweden’s application to join, a procedure that requires the approval of all members. Budapest’s reluctance to finally endorse Stockholm’s bid has strained relations with the US and caused concern among allies.
Sweden applied for NATO membership in May 2022. This was a historic shift in Stockholm’s traditional foreign policy of neutrality, and the decision to take this step was a consequence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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