Eleven months after applying to join NATO and a extremely fast onboarding process, Finland it will be tuesday full member of the Atlantic AllianceMultilateral organization created in 1949 to promote transatlantic and European security and stability. “Today is a historic day,” said Allied Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg from Allied headquarters, where the Scandinavian country was greeted with a ceremony and the Finnish flag was hoisted. “Just today, in 1949, NATO’s founding Treaty, the Washington Treaty, was signed. It’s hard to imagine a better way to celebrate our anniversary than with Finland as a full member of the Alliance.” Here are the keys to what NATO is like after Finland’s accession:
Which countries are NATO members?
With the official participation of Finland this Tuesday The number of allied countries increased to 31: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania , Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States.
Which countries are interested in entering?
NATO membership is open to “all other European states in a position to advance the principles of this Treaty and contribute to the security of the North Atlantic region”. A “open door policy So far they have announced their intention to join the club of allies: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Ukraine.
How about Sweden?
Like Finland, Sweden applied for membership in May last year and was invited to join NATO a month later. But in your case, veto of Hungary and TurkeyBelieving that the Swedish government was covering up Kurdish militants and not doing enough to combat Kurdish terrorism, it stood by and prevented them from uniting with their Finnish neighbors.
When can Sweden join?
“We must not forget that all allies have agreed to invite them and all allies have signed the treaty. Accession Protocol. What remains in Sweden is to be ratified in two parliaments. I trust this will happen. A few weeks ago, I met with President (Turkish Tayyip) Erdogan. I spoke to him on the phone recently. We agreed to restart the process – permanent mechanism, Finland, Sweden and Turkey meetings – to ensure we can move forward with Swedish ratification,” he said. Before Vilnius leaders summit (Lithuania) Scheduled for 10 and 11 July. “Do not disrupt the Vilnius summit,” said the Lithuanian foreign minister. Gabrielius Landsbergis.
Will there be NATO troops in Finland?
inclusion of the Scandinavian country in the Atlantic Alliance, Organization increases its military capacity and added another 1,300 kilometers of border, doubling its land border with Russia. However, the possibility of strengthening this border with the deployment of allied troops, as is already the case in the three Baltic republics, Poland, Romania or Slovakia, This is a decision that the Helsinki Executive Board has to make.. “There will be no NATO troops in Finland without Finland’s consent. This has not been brought up so far in our talks with Finland,” Stoltenberg said, referring to regular military exercises in countries that do not have a permanent base.
Source: Informacion
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