The President of Finland invited the President of Finland Sauli Niinistö and the Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Anderssonvisited the White House and said he strongly supported their membership.
“Their membership will strengthen NATO’s collective security and benefit the entire transatlantic alliance. I look forward to working with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg, our allies and Congress to ensure we can quickly welcome them into our alliance,” Biden said.
“As we begin this historic NATO summit in Madrid, our alliance will be stronger, more united and more determined than ever,” he added.
President Sauli Niinistö said earlier on Tuesday that Turkey has agreed to support Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO membership aspirations, which removed a major obstacle to joining the alliance.
In a statement, Niintso said that Turkey, Finland and Sweden signed a joint memorandum in Madrid. The joint memorandum underscores Finland’s, Sweden’s and Turkey’s commitment to “fully support abroad against threats to each other’s security,” Niinistö said, according to CNN.
“The concrete stages of our NATO membership will be agreed among NATO allies over the next two days, but the decision is now immediate,” he added.
Head of NATO Jens Stoltenberg said it was “confident” that Finland and Sweden would be able to successfully join NATO after the signing of the tripartite memorandum of understanding.
“I am pleased to announce that we now have an agreement paving the way for Finland and Sweden to join NATO. Turkey, Finland and Sweden have signed a memorandum addressing Turkey’s concerns, including arms exports and the fight against terrorism,” Stoltenberg told reporters in Madrid after.
Source: ANI
Source: The Nordic Page