Turkey backed down on blocking 's bid to join on Monday after talks in Lithuania just hours after Joe Bidenlanded in the Baltic nation's capital Vilnius. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg made the announcement in a joint statement with Turkish president Recep Tayyip and Swedish Ulf Kristersson.Erdogan said he would urge Turkish MPs to ratify Sweden's application to join the 31-member mutual defense club 'as soon as possible'.
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