Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Thursday that the Hungarian parliament He will agree to Finland and Sweden joining NATO next yearand with Only Budapest and Ankara left to green-light their application.
“As we have already Sweden and Finland reported, Hungary supports NATO membership of these two countries. it will be on schedule of work of The first session of parliament” next year, Orban told reporters after meeting with regional counterparts in Slovakia.
Hungary will definitely do that give His support for their joining, after government Has been accomplished, also parliament Urban said.
The first session of parliament next year due to begin in February.
All 30 NATO member states except Hungary and Turkey have ratified accession of Sweden and Finland, which have fallen back decades of military Non-Aligned with bids for join NATO after Russia invaded Ukraine in February.
New NATO members need unanimous approval.
Hungary rule party Frequently refused to schedule a vote in parliament on The issue althoug government She insists that she supports the two Scandinavian countries joining NATO.
Earlier this month, President Orban of Hungary should do it, said the staff, Gergely Gulias pass Anti-corruption reforms, which Brussels is watching closely, before parliament It can turn into NATO issue.
Hungary is a member of the European Union (EU). in talks with Brussels to open billions of euro in European Union financing currently detained over Corruption concerns.
The Hungarian opposition accused Orban party of He drags her feet by laying down issue on agenda for a vote.
As for the Socialist Party, it was called “incomprehensible and unjustified” when it was boosted party accuse government of Blackmailing the European Union.
