Hungary's new president, Tamás Sulyok, signed a law ratifying Swedish membership of NATO on Tuesday. The signing of the bill passed by the Hungarian parliament on February 26 concludes the ratification process for Sweden, as Hungary was the last country to ratify. NATO rules require all NATO members to formally notify the United States government that they've ratified Sweden's accession protocols. The secretary general of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, will then formally invite Sweden to join the alliance. Sweden will officially become a member of NATO after it has handed its accession papers to the ...
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