“We had a very good discussion. I want to refer to our last meeting in Washington in March. And I want to thank you once again for the encouragement you gave a couple of months ago. And now you see the results,” President Niinistö said at a joint press conference after the meeting.
In addition to NATO, the president and senators discussed Ukraine. – We had a very interesting discussion, not only about Finland’s NATO membership, but also about Ukraine.
Senator Mitch McConnell stated that the goal of the United States is to process Finland’s application for membership as soon as possible after Finland’s official application has been submitted. According to the senator, Finland would strengthen the defense alliance. In addition, the senator thanked Finland for all that Finland has done for Ukraine.
The President of the Republic and the Committee on Foreign and Security Policy decided earlier, on Sunday, 15 May 2022, that Finland would apply for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) after consulting Parliament.
Source: Office of the President of the Republic
Source: The Nordic Page