NATO confirms that Finland will be part of the alliance from Tuesday

Finland will become the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)and its flag will be hoisted at the headquarters of that bloc in Brusselsannounced this Monday the head of the military alliance, Jens Stoltenberg.

“Tomorrow [el martes] we will welcome Finland as the 31st member”Stoltenberg said at a press conference on the eve of a ministerial meeting that will mark the Nordic country’s accession to the transatlantic alliance.

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Finland’s accession process, stressed the Norwegian official, has been “the fastest in modern NATO history.”

The step to be completed on Tuesday “It will make Finland safer and NATO stronger.”

On Tuesday, the Finnish representative is expected to formally deliver the accession papers to the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkenwhose office is guardian of the founding treaty of the military alliance.

Last year, in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukrainethe NATO formally invited Finland and Sweden to join the military alliance, but the Swedish candidacy is vetoed by Türkiyealthough the position is discussed in intense negotiations.

This Monday, the enormous platform where the flags of the 30 member countries of the alliance are raised already exhibited the mast that should receive the Finland at the ceremony on Tuesday.

In his press conference, Stoltenberg assured that the president of Russia, Vladimir Putinordered the invasion of ukraine “with the clear objective of having less NATO. But you will receive exactly the opposite in return.”

Source: Elcomercio

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