Blinken Says Convinced Of Sweden's NATO Membership Progress After Ankara Visit

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on November 6 said he was convinced that there would be progress on Sweden's NATO membership bid after talks with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan submitted the bill ratifying Sweden's membership of the NATO military alliance to parliament on November 6 after delaying the step for months. The bill must be approved by parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee before a vote by the full general assembly. "I'm convinced that we'll see forward movement on that," Blinken told reporters at the airport before leaving Ankara.