Hungary’s President Tamas Sulyok has signed the invoice that accepted Sweden’s accession to the NATO navy alliance, the president’s workplace stated on Tuesday.
Lawmakers accepted Sweden’s NATO accession on Feb. 26, clearing the final hurdle earlier than the historic step by the Nordic nation, whose neutrality lasted by two world wars and the Chilly Struggle.
Stockholm deserted its non-alignment coverage for higher security throughout the North Atlantic Treaty Group after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Earlier delays by Hungary
The Hungarian vote ended months of delays to finish the safety coverage shift and adopted a go to by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson throughout which the 2 nations signed an arms deal.
Parliament’s speaker signed off on the ratification and forwarded the laws to the president’s workplace for promulgation final week.
The remaining formalities, resembling depositing accession documentation in Washington, are prone to be concluded swiftly.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s authorities has confronted stress from NATO allies to fall in line and seal Sweden’s accession to the alliance.
