Turkey Presses for EU Membership to Ratify Sweden's NATO Bid

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said he will urge the NATO summit to open a path for Ankara's EU membership so Turkey paves the way for Sweden's NATO membership.
"I am calling out to the countries that have kept Turkey waiting at the EU gate for more than 50 years.

"First, let's pave the way for Turkey in the EU, and then we will pave the way for Sweden just as we did for Finland," Erdogan said at a news conference in Istanbul before heading to Lithuania's capital Vilnius to attend a NATO summit, Anadolu Agency reported.