Sweden and Finland will 'complete journey into Nato together'
The prime ministers of Sweden and Finland have reiterated their countries' commitment to join the Nato security alliance together, despite the greater obstacles faced by Sweden in winning Turkey's acceptance.
"We will complete this journey together, and move in lockstep, just as we have the whole time," Sweden's new prime minister Ulf Kristersson said during a visit to his Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin in Helsinki.
"It is extremely important for us that Finland and Sweden join Nato in lockstep, just as we have done in this process up until now," Marin said after the two met at the Villa Bjälbo in the city. "Our membership is going to make the whole Alliance stronger."
During his visit, Kristersson also met Finland's president Sauli Niinistö, who has also played an important role in bringing Sweden and Finland into the alliance.
Finland's prime minister Sanna Marin met her Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson at the Kesaranta prime minister official residence in Helsinki. Photo: Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/AP/TT
The AFP newswire reported on Friday that Kristersson is expected to meet Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on November 8th to discuss Sweden's moves to fulfil the demands of the trilateral agreement the three countries struck in June.
Turkey and Hungary are the only two of Nato's 30 members who have not yet ratified Sweden and Finland's entry to the security alliance.
After the meeting, Kristersson thanked Marin for a productive meeting, saying that he looked forward to continued cooperation "on our mutual security", as well as on "forests, climate, energy, and other issues which will determine Europe's competitiveness".
Tack statsminister @MarinSanna för bra möte om goda och djupa 🇸🇪-🇫🇮 relationer. Jag ser fram emot fortsatt samarbete om vår gemensamma säkerhet och frågor som skog, klimat, energi och annat som avgör Europas konkurrenskraft. pic.twitter.com/sSavzEyx1b
— SwedishPM (@SwedishPM) October 28, 2022
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"We will complete this journey together, and move in lockstep, just as we have the whole time," Sweden's new prime minister Ulf Kristersson said during a visit to his Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin in Helsinki.
"It is extremely important for us that Finland and Sweden join Nato in lockstep, just as we have done in this process up until now," Marin said after the two met at the Villa Bjälbo in the city. "Our membership is going to make the whole Alliance stronger."
During his visit, Kristersson also met Finland's president Sauli Niinistö, who has also played an important role in bringing Sweden and Finland into the alliance.
The AFP newswire reported on Friday that Kristersson is expected to meet Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on November 8th to discuss Sweden's moves to fulfil the demands of the trilateral agreement the three countries struck in June.
Turkey and Hungary are the only two of Nato's 30 members who have not yet ratified Sweden and Finland's entry to the security alliance.
After the meeting, Kristersson thanked Marin for a productive meeting, saying that he looked forward to continued cooperation "on our mutual security", as well as on "forests, climate, energy, and other issues which will determine Europe's competitiveness".
Tack statsminister @MarinSanna för bra möte om goda och djupa 🇸🇪-🇫🇮 relationer. Jag ser fram emot fortsatt samarbete om vår gemensamma säkerhet och frågor som skog, klimat, energi och annat som avgör Europas konkurrenskraft. pic.twitter.com/sSavzEyx1b
— SwedishPM (@SwedishPM) October 28, 2022
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