Hungary will back Sweden’s bid to join the NATO military alliance once Turkey, the other holdout, gives a sign that it’s also ready to do so, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said, Bloomberg reports.
“If there’s movement there, then of course we’ll keep our pledge that Hungary won’t delay any country’s membership,” Szijjarto told reporters in Budapest on Tuesday, adding that he’ll be in “close and continuous” contact with Turkish counterparts in the coming days.
Both Turkey and Hungary are under pressure to approve Sweden’s bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ahead of a summit in Vilnius next week. To date, 29 of NATO’s 31 members have ratified Sweden’s entry, with Hungary continuing to stall alongside Turkey.
