WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Turkey is « very interested » in depositing the instrument of ratification for Sweden’s accession to NATO during a ministerial meeting in two weeks, but the timeline remains up to Turkey, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Thursday.
Foreign ministers from the alliance will meet in Brussels on Nov. 28-29 and Turkey’s parliament has begun debating the instrument giving Turkey’s approval, which is needed for Sweden to become a member.
« It’s up to (Turkey) whether their system will produce the consent in that time frame, but we’re continuing to speak with them about that, » said the U.S. official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity.
Reporting by Simon Lewis; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama
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