Hungary's Parliament Approves Finland's NATO Membership

Hungary's parliament has approved Finland's accession to NATO. This was reported by Reuters.

Previously, Turkey's leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced after talks with his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinistö that Turkey was ready to initiate the ratification process for Finland's NATO membership.

“Finland has taken concrete steps to fulfill the conditions of the memorandum necessary for joining the alliance. We are ready and have decided to start the ratification process for Finland's NATO membership. We are confident that Finland will play an active role in ensuring the security of the alliance,” emphasized the Turkish leader.

It is also known that Ankara may hold a vote on Finland's NATO membership ratification before May 14 (ahead of the general elections). Erdoğan has expressed confidence that the issue of the country joining the alliance will be resolved by that day. Regarding Sweden, its membership will depend on Stockholm's actions, he added.