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Finland: “Green light” from Parliament for NATO membership

Joining NATO is the best choice for her Finland in order to ensure its national security, the Finnish parliament’s defense committee said today, before the country’s official decision on whether or not to join the western defense alliance, which is expected to be announced in the coming days.

According to Reuters, citing a statement from the relevant committee, Finland’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization would significantly strengthen the deterrent to do not become a target of Russian aggression.

Finland, which shares a 1,300 km border and a difficult past with neighboring Russiareconsiders its long-standing stance on avoiding NATO membership in order to maintain friendly relations with its eastern neighbor.

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto is expected to announce his position on NATO membership the day after tomorrow, Thursday.a move that would mean a major change in security policy for the Nordic country after invasion of Russia in Ukrainerebroadcasts the APE BPE.

The parliamentary defense committee therefore gave its opinion on the issue, responding to the government’s updated “white paper” on foreign and security policy. Its president, and leader of the main opposition party, the National Coalition, Petri Orponoted in this regard:

«NATO membership is the best solution for Finland’s security. Strengthens Finland’s national defense capability by supporting the alliance’s significant military reimgs».

Source: News Beast

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