The road is definitively paved for Sweden's accession to the Atlantic Alliance.
The Hungarian parliament has in fact approved Sweden's entry into NATO by an overwhelming majority.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, at the opening of the parliamentary session on the decisive vote in Budapest in favor of Stockholm's membership in the Atlantic Alliance, said that "Sweden's entry into NATO will strengthen Hungary's security", inviting the deputies to proceed with ratification.
The Prime Minister also hailed the recent visit of his Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson as an essential step towards building "a fair and respectful relationship between the two countries", overcoming "differences of opinion".
After approval by the Hungarian Parliament, the law should be promulgated by the President in the next few days and Sweden will then be able to deposit its "instrument of accession" provided for by the Atlantic Pact in Washington, becoming the 32nd component of NATO.
In the case of Finland, Turkey had given the green light on March 30 last year and Helsinki then presented the document on April 4, thus joining the Alliance five days after the Turkish vote.
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