US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said, on Wednesday, that the United States (US) is looking forward to welcoming Sweden as a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) before the next NATO summit in July.
"We look forward to welcoming Sweden soon as the 32nd (member) of NATO," he told a news conference during a visit to Sweden. "To be clear, we look forward to that happening before the summit in July."
"We encourage our allies, Turkey and Hungary, to accept Sweden's accession request as soon as possible," he added.
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