Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson at US State Department, referred to the debate in Hungarian parliament about Sweden’s NATO bid. The media reported Orban’s MPs didn’t show up, thus failing to vote for the Sweden’s NATO membership.
“Hungary is the last NATO Ally to ratify NATO’s membership, and we are glad that Hungary’s parliament held that session today. At the same time, we are disappointed that the ruling party blocked the opportunity for a vote by boycotting the session. Hungary has said that it supports Sweden’s NATO accession, and it has also said that Sweden has fulfilled its commitments and is ready to become a NATO Ally. We believe the matter of Sweden’s NATO accession has been settled, and our hope is that we can work through this final process expeditiously”, Patel told during a news briefing at US State Department.
