Swedish Defense Minister Welcomes Hungary's Intent to Vote on Sweden's NATO Membership

Swedish Defense Minister Pal Johnson welcomed the news today, Tuesday, regarding the Hungarian parliament's intention to vote on Sweden's accession to NATO next week. He stated at a press conference, "Of course, we welcome this." The leader of the parliamentary group of the ruling Fidesz party in Hungary said today that the party has proposed for parliament to vote on ratifying Sweden's NATO membership application on February 26, indicating that the party will vote in favor of the decision.