A parliamentary delegation from Hungary has said it supports Sweden’s NATO membership bid after meeting the speaker of the Swedish parliament to iron out what Hungary’s governing party has called “political disputes.” Some Hungarian lawmakers have raised doubts about whether to support the NATO membership applications of Sweden and Finland, citing what they call “blatant lies” from Stockholm and Helsinki on the state of Hungary’s democracy. But the Hungarian delegation indicated on March 7 that parliament would ultimately ratify Sweden’s NATO bid. “We support Sweden’s NATO membership,” Deputy Parliamentary Speaker Csaba Hende told the Swedish news agency TT. To read the original story by AP, click here.
Hungarian Delegation Backs Sweden's NATO Application
The deputy speaker of the Hungarian parliament, Csaba Hende, talks with reporters after a meeting with the speaker of the Swedish parliament, Andreas Norlen, in Stockholm on March 7.