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Hungary joinedNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on 12 March 1999, following the decision taken at theMadrid Summit, in July 1997.
Hungary joined thePartnership for Peace in 1994. Hungary, along with theCzech Republic andPoland, received an invitation to participate in the1997 Madrid Summit and became a full member on 12 March 1999.[1]
In May 2022, Hungary announced that it would supportFinland andSweden's NATO membership process.[2]
In November 2022, Hungarian Prime MinisterViktor Orbán announced that the parliament on the issue of Finland and Sweden's membership in NATO will be held in its first session in 2023.[3] In March 2023, Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán's party,Fidesz, announced that they support Finland and Sweden's applications for NATO membership.[4]
In March 2023, Hungary approved Finland's membership process but did not approve Sweden's membership process.[5] In June 2023, Hungary announced that it was postponing Sweden's membership process.[6]
On 4 July 2023, Hungary announced that they would act together withTurkey on Sweden's NATO membership.[7]
In July 2023, Hungary announced that it would fully support Sweden's membership process after Turkey's objections were removed.[8] In July 2023, Hungary announced that its vote on Sweden's membership application was postponed until the autumn.[9]
On 23 January 2024, Hungarian Prime MinisterViktor Orbán sent a letter to Swedish Prime MinisterUlf Kristersson, inviting him to Budapest to negotiateSweden's accession into NATO.[10] However, Swedish Foreign MinisterTobias Billström rejected Hungary's call to negotiate, stating that, although he was open to a constructive conversation, there was no reason to do so.[11]
On 24 January 2024, Viktor Orbán posted onX that, following a phone call with NATO Secretary GeneralJens Stoltenberg, he reaffirms the Hungarian government's support for Sweden's NATO membership and will urge theHungarian National Assembly to approve it at the earliest opportunity.[12]Ágnes Vadai, of Hungarian oppositionDemocratic Coalition expressed a desire to force a vote in the parliament prior to the body's scheduled reconvening in late February, in spite of opposition from majority partyFidesz.[13]
On 25 January 2024, Swedish Prime Minister Kristersson invited Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán to discuss Sweden's membership application in Brussels.[14]
On 26 February 2024, theHungarian Parliament approved Sweden's application for accession 188 to 6.[15] Only theMi Hazánk (Our Homeland) party voted against it.[16]
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