Approval of its inclusion Sweden V NATO it is expected to be presented at the Alliance’s July summit in Vilnius, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stort said.

As a reminder, Sweden applied for membership together with Finlandwhich officially became a member of the Alliance on 4 April.

However, Sweden’s accession process has faced additional hurdles as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses Stockholm of harboring Kurdish militias and allowing them to hold protests. It is also emphasized that Hungary also did not approve of the accession of Sweden.

In April, Stoltenberg said that the Alliance would ensure that Sweden would be the next country to join.

^{According to Reuters}