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Turkish parliamentary commission approves Finland's NATO bid

Türkiye Materials 23 March 2023 19:25 (UTC +04:00)
Turkish parliamentary commission approves Finland's NATO bid

The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs commission approved a bill ratifying Finland's bid to join NATO, state broadcaster TRT Haber reported on Thursday, effectively taking Helsinki another step toward membership of the trans-Atlantic pact, Trend reports citing Reuters.

Parliament's general assembly still needs to approve the bill and is expected to do so before it closes in mid-April, ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections on May 14.

President Tayyip Erdogan said last week during a visit by his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto to Turkey that parliament would ratify Helsinki's accession to NATO.

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