Prime Minister Rutte and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will receive leaders of other NATO countries at the Catshuis this evening. It is a working dinner in preparation for the NATO summit in Vilnius on 11 and 12 July. Topics of discussion will be the war in Ukraine and last weekend’s events in Russia.
The leaders of Lithuania, Romania, Belgium, Poland, Albania and Norway will be present at the meeting at the Catshuis. In addition to the war in Ukraine, Ukraine’s accession to NATO will also be discussed. “First, the question is whether Ukraine can join NATO faster,” says Akkerman. In addition, it will be about what security guarantees NATO countries already want to give to Ukraine in anticipation of membership.
Sweden
Sweden’s accession to NATO will also be discussed, which still awaits the approval of Turkey and Hungary before being able to join the military alliance. Prime Minister Rutte said it would be “great” if a breakthrough could be achieved on this in the coming weeks.
Despite Turkey’s key role, Rutte did not invite the newly re-elected Turkish president Erdogan to the Catshuis. However, the prime minister underlines that relations with Erdogan are “excellent” and that he could still have contact with him before the start of the NATO summit in Vilnius on 11 July.
Source: BNR
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