The NATO Secretary General stated that Finland is one of the Alliance's closest partners.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Finland's accession to NATO will be “smooth and fast”, informs “Interfax-Ukraine”.
“I welcome the joint statement of President Niinisto and Prime Minister Marin, in which they support the urgent joining NATO. This is a sovereign decision of Finland, which NATO fully respects, “said the NATO Secretary General.
Stoltenberg also said: “Finland is one of NATO's closest partners, a mature democracy, a member of the European Union and an important player in Euro-Atlantic security. I agree with President Niinisto and Prime Minister Marin that NATO membership will strengthen both NATO and NATO security. Finland's membership will show that the door to NATO is open and that Finland is determining its own future. “
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that Finland and Sweden plan to apply for NATO membership in May . Thus, both countries decided to speed up the accession process without waiting for the Alliance's summit in late June.
However, Russia has threatened Sweden and Finland with “consequences” if it joins NATO. Moscow is reacting nervously to such a prospect of Alliance enlargement. But will Russia open a “second front” in the Baltic Sea? About this – in the article Alina Gritsenko “Sweden on the way to NATO: what will Russia respond?”.
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