Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said today that the Hungarian Parliament is "on the right track" to ratify Sweden's membership in NATO during the month.
Hungary is the last country of the Atlantic Alliance that has not yet ratified Sweden's entry into the Alliance.
"The good news is that our current dispute with Sweden is coming to an end. Together with the Swedish prime minister, we have taken important steps to rebuild trust," Orban said in an address to the nation, giving no other details.
"We are on our way to ratify Sweden's accession to NATO at the beginning of the spring parliamentary session," Orban added.
The next session of the Hungarian Parliament is scheduled for February 26.
Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Bilström said on Wednesday that Sweden hopes that the Hungarian parliament will ratify its entry into the Atlantic alliance, already at the beginning of the next session.
Bilstrom reiterated that there would be no negotiations between Stockholm and Budapest regarding ratification, responding to Orban's invitation to his Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristerson to visit Hungary for "negotiations".
"There is nothing to negotiate. If there is a visit, it will not be a negotiation, the prime minister has said that very clearly," the Swedish minister added.
Budapest, which gave its support in principle, delayed ratification for months. In this regard, Hungary called on Sweden to "stop its policy of denigrating" the Hungarian government, accused of authoritarian tendencies.
After the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sweden announced its candidacy for NATO in May 2022, at the same time as Finland, which became the 2023st member of this organization in April 31.
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