French President Emmanuel Macron signed the protocols on Finland and Sweden’s accession to the North Atlantic Alliance. Related reports TASS.
“This sovereign choice of Finland and Sweden will strengthen their security in the face of the current threat in their immediate environment and, given the capabilities of these two partners, will make a significant contribution to our common position and our European security,” the press service said. He talked about the administration of the French leader.
previous protocols signed US President Joe Biden urges allies to hurry for the Scandinavian countries to be accepted into the alliance. The application has not yet been approved by Spain, Greece, Portugal, Slovakia, Turkey, the Czech Republic and Hungary, but the organization’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg described the procedure as “the fastest accession process in NATO’s modern history”.
However, in Turkey stated To the fact that Finland and Sweden have not yet fulfilled the obligations they have undertaken to remove Ankara’s objections to their entry into NATO. According to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, the first meeting of the Ankara, Helsinki and Stockholm Committee on the North Atlantic Alliance will be held on 26 August.
Source: Gazeta
