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Official / Finland and Sweden submit applications for NATO membership

Official / Finland and Sweden submit applications for NATO membership

Finland and Sweden have submitted their applications for NATO membership. The announcement was made today by the Secretary General of the Military Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg.

"The applications you made today are a historic step. "The Allies will now consider the next steps on your path to NATO," Stoltenberg said after receiving applications from the Finnish and Swedish ambassadors at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

"The security interests of all allies must be taken into account and we are determined to work on all issues and reach quick conclusions," he added.

Stoltenberg made the comments alongside Klaus Korhonen, Finland's ambassador to NATO, and Axel Ëernhoff, Sweden's ambassador to NATO.