Finland will decide to apply for NATO membership on May 12, the Finnish newspaper Iltalehti reported late Sunday night, citing anonymous government sources.
The decision to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will be taken in two steps, with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto first announcing his agreement on his country’s membership in NATO, followed by parliamentary parties approving the application. according to the same post.
“I think the decision will be made in May. We talk for two or three weeks until the decision is made. We have been in this process for a month now. “The Parliament has received the documents concerning this whole situation in Europe, the position of Finland”, the Finnish Prime Minister Sana Marin.
Outlining the ongoing process, he noted that he seeks the greatest possible consensus on this issue, between Parliament, the government, the president, all parties.
Explaining the reasons that lead Finland in this direction, he pointed out that it has to do with security.
“The security of Finland, of the Finnish people. “We want to ensure that nothing that happens in Ukraine happens in Finland again.”
“THE Finland and Sweden will decide whether to apply for membership NATO. If they decide, NATO will welcome them with open arms. “said Stoltenberg, noting that the two EU member states are very close NATO partners and has been collaborating with them for many years, both in exercises and training programs, as well as in various missions and companies. “If they apply for membership, they will be welcome and I expect the process to be speedy and for them to join NATO as soon as the formal process is completed,” Stoltenberg said.
Finland is confident of NATO membership Swedish Foreign Minister. “We know more or less that (Finland) will apply to become a NATO member. And that changes the whole balance (…). “If one of the (Nordic) countries becomes a member state, we know the tensions will increase,” Ms Linde told SVT.
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