Finland hopes to join NATO by summer with Sweden

In an interview with the local press, Niinistö stated that he wanted Finland and Sweden to be admitted to NATO by July 2023 and stated that he heard many encouraging statements from NATO about the smooth progress of membership.

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Niinistö stated that if the process drags on, the entire NATO admission process will become questionable and argued that Turkey’s final decision on the issue rests with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

On NATO membership, Niinistö, referring to the NATO Summit due to take place in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius in July, said: “If not at the Vilnius meeting, why later?” . saying.

Noting that the fact that their NATO membership is not yet approved is “much more than a headache” for the two countries, Niinistö said: “I can see that this has already become a problem for NATO.” . Frankly, the NATO countries were also surprised.” he made the statement. (AA)