Finland set to join NATO on Tuesday, Jens Stoltenberg says
will become the 31st member of the world’s biggest military alliance on Tuesday, and that he hopes its neighbor Sweden can join in coming months.foreign ministers in Brussels. “From tomorrow, Finland will be a full member of the alliance.”The former Norwegian prime minister said that on Tuesday afternoon, “we will raise the Finnish flag for the first time here at the NATO headquarters. It will be a good day for Finland’s security, for Nordic security, and for NATO as a whole.
Stoltenberg said that Turkey, the last country to have ratified Finland’s membership, will hand its official texts to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday. Stoltenberg said he would then invite Finland to do the same.Finland committed to joining NATO with Sweden despite Turkey’s opposition: PM Sanna Marin
Finnish President Sauli Niinist and Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen will attend the ceremony, along with Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto. “It is a historic moment for us. For Finland, the most important objective at the meeting will be to emphasize NATO’s support to Ukraine as Russia continues its illegal aggression. We seek to promote stability and security throughout the Euro-Atlantic region,” Haavisto said in a statement.
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