According to Sputniknews, the STT news agency on February 11 reported that Finnish President Sauli Niinisto believes that Finland and Sweden will attend the NATO summit in Vilnius, scheduled for July 11-12. as a full member of the military alliance.
Speaking to STT, Mr. Niinisto emphasized that if NATO’s membership Finland and Sweden If not available this summer, joining the alliance will become increasingly uncertain.
The Finnish leader reiterated that NATO had promised Helsinki and Stockholm that the two countries would quickly join the alliance, but the process was suddenly stalled due to Turkey’s stance.
On February 8, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had a meeting at the Pentagon.
At the meeting, defense officials reaffirmed their support for Finland and Sweden’s membership of NATO, and stressed the importance of maintaining unity and the alliance’s support for NATO. Ukraine.
[Tổ chức NATO khẳng định ủng hộ Phần Lan và Thụy Điển gia nhập]
Minister Austin and Secretary-General Stoltenberg discussed the NATO Defense Ministerial North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting scheduled for February 14-15 and progress made on decisions. The decision made at the Madrid Summit in 2022 aims to promote NATO’s military adaptability to better address challenges.
The two officials also discussed the upcoming NATO Summit in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, where heads of state and heads of government NATO member will take additional steps to strengthen NATO’s deterrence and defense capabilities. The conference is scheduled to take place on July 11-12.
Within the framework of the visit to Washington DC from February 7-9, Secretary General Stoltenberg also met with high-ranking officials of the host country including Foreign Minister Antony Blinken, Advisor National security Jake Sullivan and other senior US officials as well as leaders of both houses of the US Congress.
(Vietnam+)
