Jacques Serais // Photo credit: Ludovic MARIN / AFP
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1:06 p.m., July 11, 2023
While the 31 heads of state members of NATO meet this Tuesday in Vilnius in Lithuania to address the issue of support for Ukraine, but also the future entry of Sweden into the Alliance. As such, Emmanuel Macron is meeting President Truc Recep Tayyip Erdogan this afternoon, who has finally lifted his opposition to the Scandinavian country’s entry into NATO. Without a second thought ?
Long-range missiles for France, 700 million euros more weapons delivered to Germany… The 31 members of NATO met on Tuesday in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, and announced their first steps to continue supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia.
In parallel with his announcements, Emmanuel Macron and the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, meet to exchange while Ankara had announced for a few hours, conditioned the entry of Sweden into the Alliance, to the relaunch of the process of l integration of Turkey into the EU.
Sweden’s support for Turkey’s entry into the EU negotiated?
For more than a year, Erdogan has blocked Sweden’s accession to NATO, where it takes the unanimity of the members for a new country to join this club. But only a few hours after this announcement, the Turkish president finally gave his agreement to the entry of the Scandinavian country into NATO.
A surprising paradigm shift. At the same time, the Turkish Head of State Recep Tayyip Erdogan has had discussions with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, in recent hours. In return for agreeing to Sweden’s entry, Erdogan secured Stockholm’s support for Turkey’s EU accession process. A point that should be widely discussed during this interview between Emmanuel Macron and President Truc.