Finland officially joins NATO as 31st member

  04 April 2023    Read: 1098
  Finland officially joins NATO as 31st member

Finland officially joined NATO on Tuesday as Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto handed the signed accession treaty to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, AzVision.az reports citing Anadolu Agency. 

"With the receipt of this instrument of accession, we can declare now that Finland is the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty," Blinken said at the official ceremony in Brussels.

Blinken also confirmed that he received Türkiye's accession protocol for Finland as the latest act of the membership process.

Finland's national flag will be raised at NATO headquarters later on Tuesday.


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