Sweden's NATO membership bid on the agenda as Trudeau, Nordic leaders meet in Iceland
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Sweden's bid to join the NATO military alliance will be discussed today at a meeting of Nordic leaders in Iceland, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in attendance.
Sweden's bid to join the NATO military alliance will be discussed today at a meeting of Nordic leaders in Iceland, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in attendance.
Trudeau is scheduled to meet privately with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the sidelines of the annual Nordic leaders' summit, which Canada's leader is attending as a guest.
The two-day event follows a weekend of military chaos in Russia and comes just ahead of the annual NATO leaders' summit scheduled for mid-July in Lithuania.
The Nordic nations have all backed Ukraine as it defends itself against Russia's invasion.
The war, which began more than 16 months ago, also prompted both Sweden and Finland to abandon their decades-long policies of neutrality and apply to join NATO.
Canada was the first to back both bids and Finland was admitted in April, but Turkey and Hungary have both held out approval for Sweden's acceptance.
In addition to his bilateral meeting with Kristersson today, Trudeau will sit down with Jonas Gahr Store, the prime minister of Norway.
