There will be no development of NATO military infrastructure after accession Finland in NATO the country’s prime minister assured on Thursday Sanaa Marin, clarifying that the Alliance itself is not interested in installing nuclear weapons or bases in the Nordic country.
“There is not even any interest (within NATO) in installing nuclear weapons or bases in Finland,” Marin told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, according to her office.
According to Marin, the issue of NATO developing nuclear weapons or setting up bases in Finland is not part of Helsinki’s accession negotiations with the Western military alliance.
Finland and Sweden formally applied for NATO membership on Wednesday, a decision triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but are facing Turkish objections on the accession process that was initially expected to be relatively fast.
During a visit to Rome to meet with her Italian counterpart Mario Draghi, Marin said the issue could be resolved through dialogue.
“I think at this stage it is important to remain calm, to have talks with Turkey and all the other member states, to answer any questions and to we correct any misunderstandings “Marin told the Italian newspaper.
Turkey
Turkey, which has been a member of NATO since 1952, has opposed the demands of Finland and Sweden, accusing its Scandinavian neighbors of sponsoring individuals linked to organizations that Ankara considers terrorist.
Ankara has also cited arms embargoes from the two countries to Turkey following Erdogan’s order in his army in 2019 to attack PKK-linked Kurds in Syria.
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Anderson are expected to meet later in the day in Washington with the US President. Joe Biden.
Italy strongly supports Finland and Sweden’s NATO bids and intends to speed up any internal procedures for the two countries to join the Alliance as soon as possible, Draghi said after his meeting with Marin yesterday.
Reuters notes that a Reuters telegram was corrected by the Helsinki-based APE-MPE, entitled “Finland: Finland does not want nuclear weapons or NATO bases on its territory,” said Prime Minister Sarin in an interview. The Finnish Prime Minister has said that NATO – and not Finland – is not interested in installing nuclear weapons or bases in Finland.
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