Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2023

July 10, 2023

I welcome the statement issued by TÃ¼rkiye, Sweden and the NATO Secretary General this evening, including the commitment by President ErdoÄan to transmit the Accession Protocol for Sweden to TÃ¼rkiye's Grand National Assembly for swift ratification. I stand ready to work with President ErdoÄan and TÃ¼rkiye on enhancing defense and deterrence in the Euro-Atlantic area. I look forward to welcoming Prime Minister Kristersson and Sweden as our 32nd NATO ally. And I thank Secretary General Stoltenberg for his steadfast leadership.

NOTE: The statement referred to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Categories: Statements by the President : North Atlantic Treaty Organization accession protocols for Sweden, Turkish Grand National Assembly for ratification, President Erdogan's commitment to transmit.

Names: Erdogan, Recep Tayyip; Kristersson, Ulf; Stoltenberg, Jens.

Subjects: North Atlantic Treaty Organization; Sweden, North Atlantic Treaty Organization accession bid; Sweden, Prime Minister; Turkey, President.

DCPD Number: DCPD202300610.

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