NATO Secretary General press conference after the meeting with Trkiye and Sweden , 10 JUL 2023

Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following the meeting with President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson, at the NATO Summit venue in Vilnius, Lithuania, 10 July 2023. Speaking in Vilnius on Monday (10 July 2023), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s agreement to forward the accession protocol for Sweden to the Grand National Assembly as soon as possible, and work closely with the Assembly to ensure ratification. The announcement came following a meeting between the Secretary General, President Erdogan, and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. “The memorandum concluded a year ago at the Madrid summit has delivered,“ said Mr Stoltenberg. “It has delivered more in our fight against terrorism, more security for Türkiye, and a stronger NATO.“ He noted that Sweden and Türkiye have worked closely together since NATO’s 2022 Summit in Madrid to address T&#