Madrid Summit: Turkey withdraws its objections and accepts the incorporation of Sweden and Finland into NATO

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June 28, 2022, 8:25 PM GMT

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The leaders present at the NATO summit in Madrid celebrated the release for the future accession of Finland and Sweden to the organization.

They are 30 and will probably be 32.

The way for Sweden and Finland to become NATO members was cleared on Tuesday, after the Turkish government agreed to lift its veto over these countries and support their joining the alliance.

The information was announced by the president of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, during the first day of a summit held by NATO in Madrid (Spain).

Niinistö explained that the agreement was possible after the three countries signan a joint memorandum “to extend their full support against threats to the security of others”.

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