Turkish Parliament Unlikely To Vote On Sweden's NATO Bid For Weeks

The Turkish parliament is on recess until January 15 (Credit: AFP)

Turkey's parliament is unlikely to hold a full vote on Sweden's bid to join NATO before mid-January, parliamentary sources told AFP Thursday.

Sweden's accession to the US-led Western alliance was approved by the foreign affairs committee on Tuesday, bringing an end in sight to a 19-month standoff that drew the wrath of Turkey's Western partners.