Finland will officially become the 31st member of the North Atlantic Alliance at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers on April 4 in Brussels.
This information was announced by Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenbreg at a press conference ahead of the meeting.
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What Stoltenberg said about Finland joining NATO
According to the NATO Secretary General, tomorrow Finland will become a full member of the alliance.
It is also the birthday of NATO, the Washington Treaty was signed on April 4, 1949reminded the head of the organization.
Stoltenberg noted that Finland’s accession to NATO will make the country safer and the alliance stronger.
According to the office of Finnish President Sauli Niinist, he will travel to Brussels to participate in the official ceremony for the country’s admission to NATO, which will take place at the organization’s headquarters.
The ceremony will also be attended by Defense and Foreign Ministers Antti Kaikkonen and Pekka Haavisto.
Finland’s path to NATO
Finland and Sweden submitted applications to join the alliance in May last year, but Turkey blocked the accession process, demanding that Kurdish organizations be declared terrorist and the extradition of those accused of terrorism and participation in the 2016 coup attempt.
To resolve these issues, Finland, Sweden and Türkiye signed a memorandum.
On March 27, Finland’s entry into the alliance was ratified by Hungary, and on March 30 by Türkiye.
Sweden’s entry was delayed due to complications in relations with Ankara after the burning of the Koran in Stockholm.
