The Prime Minister will have a meeting with his Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin in a short time (13:00) Kyriakos Mitsotakis, at the Maximos Palace. The Prime Minister of Finland is visiting Athens at the invitation of Mr. Mitsotakis.
The meeting will focus on developments in Ukraine and the consequences in the EU, while the Helsinki is in the process of joining NATO.
Yesterday, Finnish Foreign Minister Peka Haavisto said that his country and Sweden might apply for NATO membership almost simultaneously. The thorny issue of abandoning the neutrality of the two northern countries is under discussion in the relevant committees of the two parliaments.
“Now that Sweden has decided to speed up parliamentary processes, there is a chance that accession decisions, if taken, will be taken on the same day or within the same week,” Haavisto said. “That would be useful.”
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has changed the situation for both countries, with 57% of Swedes and 68% of Finns now in favor of joining NATO.
Russia, which shares a 1,300-kilometer border with Finland, has said it will destabilize the country, and NATO has warned that if it accepts Sweden and Finland, Russian nuclear weapons and supersonic missiles will be deployed in the Russian capital. in the Baltic.
After the meeting of Mr. Mitsotakis with his Finnish counterpart, statements to the press will follow.
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