Turkish president signs protocol on Sweden's NATO bid, sends parliament for ratification

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Turkish president signs protocol on Sweden's NATO bid, sends parliament for ratification

STORY: Turkish president signs protocol on Sweden's NATO bid, sends parliament for ratification DATELINE: Oct. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan 2. various of Sweden's application for a member of NATO 3. various of Turkish parliament STORYLINE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed Sweden's NATO accession protocol and has submitted it to Türkiye's parliament for ratification, said the president's office on Monday. The protocol will initially be discussed at the committee of the parliament and then will be submitted to the general assembly for a vote. Ankara had previously stated that it would not approve the memberships of Finland and Sweden to NATO unless the two countries took necessary steps regarding terrorism and extradited the requested individuals. The Quran burning incidents in Sweden were met with a strong reaction from Türkiye. However, Finland and then Sweden's NATO membership vetoes were lifte

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