NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Finland's newly announced petition to join the Trans-Atlantic alliance and promised a "smooth and swift" process, APA reports citing Newsweek.
In a statement emailed to Newsweek, Stoltenberg said: "I welcome the joint statement by President [Sauli] Niinistö and Prime Minister [Sanna] Marin supporting an application for NATO membership without delay. This is a sovereign decision by Finland, which NATO fully respects.
"Should Finland decide to apply, they would be warmly welcomed into NATO, and the accession process would be smooth and swift."
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