{"id":1964224,"date":"2023-07-04T21:21:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T01:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-host-swedens-prime-minister-at-white-house-as-nordic-country-struggles-to-join-nato\/"},"modified":"2023-07-04T21:23:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T01:23:16","slug":"biden-to-host-swedens-prime-minister-at-white-house-as-nordic-country-struggles-to-join-nato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-host-swedens-prime-minister-at-white-house-as-nordic-country-struggles-to-join-nato\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden invites Sweden&#8217;s PM to White House amid NATO aspirations."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-to-host-swedens-prime-minister-at-white-house-as-nordic-country-struggles-to-join-nato%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1964224&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0705\/b4690910-4f3b-4957-a01c-aa1f69869a05\/audio.mp3?length=3174669&#038;duration=265\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>President Biden to Meet Sweden&#8217;s Prime Minister Amid NATO Membership Debate<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden will host Sweden\u2019s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Wednesday at the White House, as the Nordic country\u2019s path to NATO membership remains up in the air.<\/p>\n<p>Sweden has expressed a strong desire to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), citing heightened <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-deletes-president-trumps-tweets-threatens-permanent-suspension\/\" title=\"Twitter deletes President Trump\u2019s tweets, threatens permanent suspension\">security concerns<\/a> following Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine last year.<\/p>\n<p>NATO decisions, however, are reached through a consensus-based procedure involving all member states. Hungary and Turkey have been the opposing parties to Stockholm\u2019s application.<\/p>\n<p>Hungary\u2019s parliament recently decided to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hungary-sweden-nato-vote-finland-turkey-65809a5f0e660ae91400e9ff3a8e3092\">put off ratification<\/a> of Sweden\u2019s accession bid until its autumn legislative session. And Turkey is delaying approval of Sweden\u2019s request, citing the Nordic country\u2019s failure to resolve its security concerns.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/sweden-nato-turkey-9e224f365325813dd0cdbffe698b6d6e\">stated<\/a> that Stockholm should not expect to join the alliance anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>The Turkish government has accused Sweden of being overly accommodating toward certain groups, including militant Kurdish groups and individuals linked to a 2016 coup attempt.<\/p>\n<p>Recent Quran-burning protests in Sweden have also enraged Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether Sweden\u2019s membership in NATO will be a burden or a benefit, in terms of a strategic and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lingering-national-guard-presence-in-d-c-costing-half-a-billion-dollars\/\" title=\"Lingering National Guard Presence In D.C. Costing Half A Billion Dollars\">security assessment<\/a>, is now more than ever open to debate,\u201d Turkey\u2019s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysabah.com\/politics\/diplomacy\/unclear-whether-swedens-nato-bid-brings-benefit-or-burden-to-alliance\">said<\/a> on July 4 during a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>While the protests are permitted under Sweden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-international-bad-guys-thrilled-to-have-biden-in-office-this-year\/\" title=\"6 International Bad Guys Thrilled to Have Biden in Office This Year\">free speech laws<\/a>, the country\u2019s leaders have denounced the act.<\/p>\n<h3>NATO Summit in Vilnius to Address Global Security Challenges<\/h3>\n<p>Leaders from NATO countries will meet in Lithuania\u2019s capital, Vilnius, next week to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-host-swedens-prime-minister-at-white-house-as-nordic-country-struggles-to-join-nato\/\" title=\"Biden invites Sweden's PM to White House amid NATO aspirations.\">discuss critical global security challenges<\/a>. The summit, slated for July 11\u201312, will bring together heads of state, military officials, and diplomats from the alliance\u2019s 31 member nations at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-directs-1-7-billion-to-combat-new-covid-variants-which-now-make-up-more-than-half-of-all-us-cases\/\" title=\"Biden Directs .7 Billion To Combat New COVID Variants, Which Now Make Up More Than Half Of All US Cases\">critical juncture<\/a> as threats from Russia and China increase.<\/p>\n<p>Kristersson last month expressed his country\u2019s desire to join NATO before or during the July summit in Vilnius.<\/p>\n<p>Both Sweden and Finland resisted joining the alliance for decades, opting for neutrality and non-alignment. However, following Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine last year, both countries abandoned those long-standing positions and formally requested membership in NATO.<\/p>\n<p>Following months of delay, the Turkish parliament unanimously confirmed Finland\u2019s membership on March 30, allowing Finland to become the 31st member of the military alliance in April.<\/p>\n<p>W<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden will meet with Sweden&#8217;s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson at the White House on Wednesday. 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