Finland and Sweden to submit their NATO application on Wednesday

Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson announced during a joint press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö in Stockholm that Finland and Sweden will submit their NATO application on Wednesday.

“Democracy has won,” Niinistö said.

“This whole spring has been a triumph for democracy in Finland” he said.

He referred to the overwhelming support Finland’s NATO application received in parliament today.

“Sweden also looks forward to cooperating together with Turkey within NATO,” Andersson said.

“We are looking forward to having a bilateral dialogue with Turkey, and we will of course also have bilateral dialogues with other NATO members during this process. And once we are in NATO, I see an opportunity to evolve our bilateral relationship even further,” she said.

“He looked favorable on the Finnish membership application process. Now there are different views,” Niinistö said.

“We have to discuss further. Our people stand ready to do almost anything to discuss with Turkish officials. We have both requested phone calls with Erdogan, and I remain optimistic,” he continued.

He mentioned his upcoming trip for visiting President Joe Biden on Thursday.

“We are on our way to Washington, and there we will have a joint discussion with Biden, and surely many other discussions in the Senate and Congress,” Niinistö said.