Hungarian Parliament Speaker Laszlo Kover takes part in a ceremony to unveil the bust of Marshal Jozef Pilsudski on the occasion of 100 years of Poland's independence in Budapest, Hungary, Sept 26, 2018. (PHOTO / REUTERS)

BUDAPEST – Hungarian parliament speaker Laszlo Kover has signed off on the ratification of Sweden's NATO accession and forwarded the legislation to the president's office for promulgation, voting records on parliament's website showed on Saturday.

Lawmakers approved Sweden's NATO accession on Feb 26, clearing the last hurdle before the historic step by the Nordic country whose neutrality lasted through two world wars and the Cold War.

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The Hungarian vote ended months of delays to complete Sweden's security policy shift and followed a visit by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, during which the two countries signed an arms deal.

Hungary's president now has up to five days to promulgate the legislation.

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