NATO: Consensus on Finland, Sweden can be reached – Eurovision commentary

His deputy secretary general said he was convinced NATO Mircea Geoana that the Turkey’s concerns with regard to accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO They can be treated.

“THE Turkey is an important ally and expressed concerns encountered between friends and alliesMircea Geoana told reporters as he attended a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Berlin.

“I am convinced that if these countries decide to seek NATO membership, we will be able to welcome them, to find all the conditions to reach a consensus,” he added.

Germany: Sweden and Finland must join NATO as soon as possible if they apply

Possible accession of Sweden and Finland will strengthen NATO not only defensively but also politically, democraticallysaid her Foreign Minister Germany Analena Berbok and stressed the need, if the two countries apply for membership, the admission process to be accelerated in order to not to stay for a long time in a “gray zone” and provide guarantees for the transitional period.

«NATO was and will remain a defense alliance, but its doors are open to anyone who needs protection. Prior to February 24, it was not very important for some countries to join. That has changed, especially for our friends in Scandinavia. People there did not want to join, but now they are being pushed to join. “Because, like us, they want to live in peace and security.” ratification. He added that other countries have already done the same.

“Once they decide to join, they will be able to join quickly. We need to make sure that we provide them with security guarantees. There should be no transitional period, a gray area, where their status will be unclearThe minister said, referring to the period of ratification of the accession, during which the candidate country is not covered by Article 5 of the NATO Treaty, according to which a possible attack against a member state is considered an attack against all allies.

NATO: “Ukraine’s victory in Eurovision shows the huge support of the people in the country”

Ukraine’s victory in the Eurovision Song Contest shows “huge support from the world” in this country that was attacked by Russia, commented Mircea Geoana.

“Yesterday (Saturday) we saw the huge support from the world all over Europe (…) Of coursethe song was wonderful, it ‘s wonderful“Joanna stressed before the meeting for the second day today of NATO Foreign Ministers in Berlin.

The Russians “unleashed the most brutal and cynical war since World War II,” added the deputy secretary general of the Atlantic Alliance.

Source: News Beast

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