The Swedish foreign ministers and her Finnish counterpart are awaiting full approval of their countries’ NATO membership.

Swedish Foreign Minister Anne Linde said at the launch of the ratification process for Sweden and Finland in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): “I have contributed to this historic moment and we look forward to completing the ratification of our country’s membership. “swear an oath”.

In turn, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto noted that “we are looking forward to the full approval of membership in the Alliance, and these procedures have already begun.”

Earlier today, the Finnish Foreign Minister and his Swedish counterpart signed protocols of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The accession protocol requires ratification by the parliaments of 30 NATO countries.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said “this is a historic day for Finland and Sweden and the security of the North Atlantic.”

It is noteworthy that Finland and Sweden were officially invited to NATO after an agreement with Turkey, which, in turn, demanded security guarantees on condition that the two countries join, especially in terms of supporting “terrorist organizations”.