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1. The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs commission delayed a vote on Sweden's NATO membership bid.
   2023-11-16 20:26:47 (First version)
2. The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs commission delays a vote on Sweden's NATO membership bid.
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