32 countries officially signed!

On the 5th, NATO Secretary -General Stoltenberg said that NATO has officially started the process of joining NATO in Finland and Sweden.

According to the United States Cable Television News Network, on the same day, the ambassadors of about 30 member states in NATO and the Foreign Minister of Finland and Swedish officials officially signed a promise of the two countries to join NATO in the Brussels NATO headquarters. Stoltenberg claims that this is a "historic moment."

Stoltenberg also said: "Today is a good day for Finland and Sweden, it is also a good day for NATO. There are 32 countries to participate in the meeting, and we will be stronger ..."

Today, Russia TV stated that Finland and Sweden moved towards becoming a formal member of NATO. After the agreement was signed, all NATO members still needed to be approved by all NATO member states. This process may last for months.

Although most NATO member states immediately welcomed these two Nordic countries to join, there are still variables in Turkey. Last week, Turkey said after signing an agreement with these two countries that no longer opposed the joining NATO. According to the agreement, the two countries promised to respond to the extradition request of Turkey, cancel export control, and stop supporting Turkish terrorist organizations. But Turkish President Erdogan warned that if Ankara's request was not met, he might stop the process again.

Source: Global Times New Media/Lu Zi

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