Nato chief says Turkey agrees to send Sweden’s accession protocol to parliament

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, right, and Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg met for talks ahead of the Nato summit (Yves Herman/Pool Photo/AP)

Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg says Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to send Sweden’s Nato accession protocol to the Turkish parliament “as soon as possible”.

Mr Stoltenberg made the announcement following talks with Mr Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the eve of a Nato summit in Lithuania.