US State Department: We look forward to receiving Turkey’s instrument of ratification in Washington

Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State Vedant Patel talked about Turkey’s ratification of Swededn’s NATO membership at a press briefing. He also referred to the relations between the U.S. and Turkey, as well as the U.S. and NATO. 

“Turkey is a key NATO Ally. We believe that Turkey also views the NATO Alliance as critical, and they have been incredible security partners in the region, not just through the Alliance but outside of that as well, and we look forward to continuing to have a close collaborative relationship with our Turkish partners. As you know, the Secretary has had regular conversations with Foreign Minister Fidan and had the opportunity to meet with President Erdogan a number of times, and we look forward to continuing to work with Turkey in a number of key areas. And as I said, this step that the Turkish parliament took was a welcome one, and we’re eager and looking forward to this process continuing. We look forward to President Erdogan taking whatever steps he needs to formally finalize that process as well as we look forward to receiving Turkey’s instrument of ratification in Washington,” Patel said.