In a phone conversation with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan over Sweden's application to join the Western alliance, US President Joe Biden said he wanted to see Sweden join NATO "as soon as possible," the White House said on Sunday.
Sweden's request, which needs the unanimous consent of all NATO members, has been hampered by Turkiye and Hungary.
Referring to an anti-terrorism law, Erdogan told Biden that Stockholm had made progress toward ratifying Ankara's bid, but added that these measures were ineffective given that supporters of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) continued to demonstrate in Sweden, according to a separate statement from the Turkish presidency on Sunday.
Biden “conveyed his desire to welcome Sweden into NATO as soon as possible,” the White House said in a statement.
The leaders agreed to meet face-to-face in Vilnius, Lithuania, at an upcoming NATO summit and discuss bilateral relations and regional issues in detail, the Turkish presidency also said.
Sweden's request, which needs the unanimous consent of all NATO members, has been hampered by Turkiye and Hungary.
Referring to an anti-terrorism law, Erdogan told Biden that Stockholm had made progress toward ratifying Ankara's bid, but added that these measures were ineffective given that supporters of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) continued to demonstrate in Sweden, according to a separate statement from the Turkish presidency on Sunday.
Biden “conveyed his desire to welcome Sweden into NATO as soon as possible,” the White House said in a statement.
The leaders agreed to meet face-to-face in Vilnius, Lithuania, at an upcoming NATO summit and discuss bilateral relations and regional issues in detail, the Turkish presidency also said.
