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SHOCKING: Turkish parliament s foreign affairs commission approves sweden s nato bid - What They Never Told You

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been holding up the approval of Sweden's NATO membership for 19 months [File: Markus Schreiber/AP]

The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission has approved Sweden’s NATO membership bid.

The decision, taken on Tuesday, is a key step towards enlarging the military alliance after 19 months of delays in which Ankara demanded security-related concessions from Stockholm.

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