An important summit took place in Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital. After that, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) marked an important task among its objectives for the year. NATO eventually reached an agreement with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish president, bringing Sweden into the military alliance. The decision was made after a long year of negotiations.
The procedure for joining NATO.
A country must meet some requirements to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). These prerequisites are tolerating diversity, maintaining democracy, respecting the sovereignty of other nations, and more.
When a nation applies for membership in NATO, it signs up to a Membership Action Plan (MAP). The MAP is a mechanism designed to be used by all new members who joined the organization between 1999 and 2020. However, Finland and Sweden turned out to be exceptions, as they did not make use of this procedure.
When a nation meets the prerequisites and expresses the intention to be part of NATO, the country is invited to the same in case all other existing countries in the organization agree. This step turns out to be the beginning of accession talks. Finally, the Accession Protocol is signed.
The situation in Sweden
In May last year, Finland and Sweden, two Nordic nations, applied to become part of NATO. NATO’s initial goal was to block the expansion of the former Soviet Union into Europe after World War II.
The two nations have always had a military policy of “non-alignment.” The two nations worked closely with NATO before, but applied for official membership only last year. Previously, the two nations held joint military exercises with the organization. The two nations have worked very closely with NATO despite not previously being members, sharing intelligence and supporting NATO military missions.
Why was Turkey not in favor of Sweden’s membership in NATO?
Turkey has often maintained that Finland and Sweden have links to “terrorist groups.” This position referred to the Popular Protection Units and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party. The PKK seeks significant autonomy for Türkiye’s Kurdish minority. The People’s Protection Units, on the other hand, are the armed wing of Syrian Kurdistan and control parts of the Kurdish region in Syria. The Kurdistan Workers’ Party is also viewed as a terrorist group by the European Union and the United States.
At the other extreme, Sweden has accused Turkey of human rights abuses, particularly in the Kurdish regions, and raised questions about its democratic standards.
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Source: ptivs2.edu.vn