Stockholm. Sweden will become a member of NATO in March. Now Parliament has taken an important step in military cooperation.
The Swedish parliament has a controversial agreement regarding the military Collaboration with the USA approved. The Swedish Riksdag announced this on Tuesday evening. The conditions for a US military presence would be regulated Sweden.
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The two countries agreed on the defense deal in December. Subsequently, US troops were authorized to use 17 military installations in Sweden. These include military airfields and naval bases, as well as places for Ground troopswhich are spread across the country and where the US is authorized to deploy military personnel and equipment and conduct exercises.
Minister of Defense: Better conditions in case of war
Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson was pleased: the agreement creates significantly better conditions for US support in the event of a crisis or war, broadcaster SVT quoted him as saying. “It contributes to stability throughout Northern Europe.” Critics complained that the agreement contained no wording on parking. Nuclear weapons. The government, however, stressed that Sweden’s position not to allow nuclear weapons on Swedish soil in peacetime was known and respected.
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Sweden only became a member on March 7, after an almost two-year impasse NATO. The Scandinavian country became a member in May 2022 under the impression of Russian invasion of Ukraine he applied and at that point was still hoping to be able to join the following summer. The alliance members Türkiye It is Hungary held the Membership process but for more than a year.
Along with Sweden, 2022 also had Finland membership in NATO Requested. However, the country was welcomed into the alliance as the 31st member in April last year.
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