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[Link](https://www.turkiyenewspaper.com/politics/15882)

### TO BE DELAYED TO FALL

The vote on Sweden’s accession to [**NATO** ](https://www.turkiyenewspaper.com/son-dakika/nato)was delayed **after members of the ruling party, which has a two-thirds majority in parliament, failed to show up for the meeting.** Peter Szijjarto, Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, said on July 11 that ratification of Sweden’s NATO membership was currently “only a technical matter”. On June 28, Hungary announced that Sweden’s NATO membership ratification session had been postponed until the fall.

### ‘THE FINAL DECISION IS UP TO PARLIAMENT’

On June 14, Szijjarto stated that the Hungarian government supports Sweden’s membership in NATO, **but the final decision belongs to the parliament, taking into account the “insults” the Stockholm government has made against his country.**

Szijjarto noted that they were constantly subjected to criticism, accusations and allegations by Swedish politicians, and recalled that Sweden had accused Hungary of **“not having democracy and becoming a dictatorship”.**

**Szijjarto stated that such criticism was a valid reason for not approving Sweden’s NATO membership.**