North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reaffirmed on Tuesday his hopes Sweden will join the alliance in the near future.
Speaking at a joint press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson during his visit to that country, Stoltenberg expressed his belief Stockholm achieved full readiness to join NATO as it responded to Turkey's requests to boost its efforts against organizations Ankara considers terrorist.
Earlier in the day, it was reported Stoltenberg hoped Sweden would join NATO by the end of November.