Germany: “Everything is ready” for the rapid accession of Finland-Sweden to NATO

Germany has made all preparations for a speedy ratification process in the event that Finland and Sweden decide to apply for NATO membership, Foreign Minister Analena Berbok said on Sunday, stressing the two countries’ need for security guarantees, such as broadcasts Reuters.

“Germany has prepared everything for a speedy ratification process,” he told reporters on the second day of talks with his NATO counterparts in Berlin, adding that ministers had agreed at a dinner on Saturday that there should be no gray area between them. application time and integration time.

“If they decide to join, they can join quickly … We must ensure that we give them security guarantees, there should be no transition period, a gray area where their status will be unclear,” he said.

Burbok was referring to a ratification period that could last up to a year, during which the Nordic countries would not yet be protected by NATO Article 5, which guarantees that an attack on an ally is an attack on everyone.

Source: Capital

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