Current location:sport >>
Hungarian parliament approves Finland's accession to NATO
sport82318People have gathered around
IntroductionMembers of the Hungarian parliament vote on Finland's accession to NATO in Budapest, Hungary, on Mar ...
Members of the Hungarian parliament vote on Finland's accession to NATO in Budapest, Hungary, on March 27, 2023. The Hungarian parliament on Monday approved legislation allowing Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)
BUDAPEST, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The Hungarian parliament on Monday approved legislation allowing Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
182 members of parliament voted in favor and six against, while 11 lawmakers were absent. Besides the far-right party Mi Hazank (Our Homeland), all parties voted in favor of Finland's accession.
Elod Novak, vice president of Mi Hazank, said last Friday that his party would veto Finland's accession because "expanding the military alliance on Russia's border would be a provocation, while the neutral zone is an international interest."
The Hungarian parliament originally tabled to vote on the ratification of the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO in the last trimester of 2022, but had since decided to hold two separate votes.
Before Monday's vote, the Hungarian parliament sent a delegation on a "courtesy visit" to Finland and Sweden, to inquire as to why Helsinki and Stockholm had criticized Hungary's democratic institutions.
"We were forced to hold consultations with the speaker, foreign minister, and parliament members of the two countries about whether they see Hungary as an ally, because the political statements in recent years were unduly hostile and did not reflect the reality in Hungary," Hungarian parliament speaker Laszlo Kover said last week after the visit.
The governments of Finland and Sweden had criticized the Hungarian government on issues related to corruption, media freedom and the judicial system.
Balazs Orban, the prime minister's political director, told public radio on Sunday: "Hungary has managed to get reassurance from the Finns that these problems will not persist in the future."
Finland and Sweden dropped their decades-long policies of military non-alignment and applied to join NATO last May.
Before Monday's vote, Hungary and Trkiye were the last two of NATO's 30 members holding out on ratifying the accession of Sweden and Finland. Trkiye has not yet ratified either of the Nordic nations' accession to NATO. ■
Members of the Hungarian parliament vote on Finland's accession to NATO in Budapest, Hungary, on March 27, 2023. The Hungarian parliament on Monday approved legislation allowing Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban votes on Finland's accession to NATO in Budapest, Hungary, on March 27, 2023. The Hungarian parliament on Monday approved legislation allowing Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (C) attends a session before members of the Hungarian parliament vote on Finland's accession to NATO in Budapest, Hungary, on March 27, 2023. The Hungarian parliament on Monday approved legislation allowing Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Planet Pulse news portal”。http://iraq.argoasecurityeu.com/article-97b099827.html
Related articles
Adams, Reyna, Turner, Ream are US concerns ahead of Copa America
sportNEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Adams, Gio Reyna, Matt Turner and Tim Ream will be given the three weeks ahead ...
【sport】
Read moreChina contributes over 50% growth to global renewable energy capacity in 2023
sport(ECNS) -- Global renewable energy installed capacity reached 510 gigawatt last year, with more than ...
【sport】
Read moreWild giant panda population in China increases to nearly 1,900
sport(ECNS) -- The number of wild giant pandas in China has increased to nearly 1,900, according to the N ...
【sport】
Read more
Popular articles
- Not so Cool Britannia! Noel Gallagher gives damning verdict on Keir Starmer
- Xiplomacy: Cooperation a Shared Aspiration of Chinese, American People
- Giant rice in north China to enter harvest season in October
- Over 70 national IP protection centers under construction or in operation in China
- What's next for Iran after death of its president in crash?
- An extinct, deeply divergent tiger lineage identified in northeastern China: study
Latest articles
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland ban on rifles known as assault weapons
Joint exhibition of tri
China and Nauru resume diplomatic relations
Joint exhibition of tri
Burglar hurled stolen mobile phones at police from the top of 60ft high roof during nine
China holds conference on internet civilization
LINKS
- Yu Darvish pitches 5 scoreless innings as the Padres beat the Cubs 6
- Vietnam celebrates 70 years since Dien Bien Phu battle that ended French colonial rule
- Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
- Cyberstuck! Tesla's 'apocalypse
- Baja California: How a beach trip turned deadly for surfers from Australia and US
- Oksana Masters overcame traumatic childhood
- American soldier was arrested in Russia and accused of stealing from a girlfriend, US officials say
- Zendaya wows in a glamorous vintage backless dress as she attends Anna Wintour's star
- How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 5/6/2024
- Michael Massey, Maikel Garcia key a 7th