Marin said in an interview with Reuters that it is “very unlikely” that Finland will apply for NATO membership during this term. In an IS exam, he said there have been overinterpretations of the interview.
Coalition Party chairman Petteri Orpo criticizes the Prime Minister Sanna Marinia (sd) of this recent NATO commentary.
In Orpo’s opinion, Marin’s comments are not in line with Finland’s foreign and security policy report.
Marin said in a Reuters interviewthat it is “very unlikely” that Finland will apply for NATO membership during this term.
“I think that when we have a relatively new foreign and security policy report, which clearly states that Finland will retain its potential [hakea Nato-jäsenyyttä], so the prime minister should not close it. Not even for a limited time, ”Orpo tells HS.
“Our independent right to apply, it has to be active,” he continues.
Orpon Marin’s comment was specifically about closing the NATO door, albeit for a limited time.
“It is not in line with the foreign and security policy report to which he himself referred last week.”
Orpo states that there is more uncertainty in the world around Finland than in decades.
“In a time like this, the opportunity to apply must be.”
Coalition has long supported NATO membership.
“The Coalition Party line is known and has been known. The majority and the support of Finns are needed to apply for NATO membership, ”he says.
Recently, Orpo demanded in publicthat other parties would also open up their NATO positions and give “content” to talk about the so-called NATO option.
Thing also emerged in the IS election exam on Thursday. Marin saidthat Finland’s NATO position is unchanged and that his interview with Reuters has been “overinterpreted”.
“The NATO option is real, we will stick to it,” Marin said.
Marin was shown In a Reuters interview, the question is whether he sees NATO membership being applied for during his term, in about a year. To this Marin replied that it was very unlikely.
Marin continued, referring to the fact that Finland has a recent foreign and security policy report.
He also reiterated the policy that Finland will have the opportunity to apply for NATO membership in the future. At the same time, Marin stated that there is no membership [nyt] apply and not discuss the application.
NATO positions are now being monitored outside Finland with a magnifying glass, as tensions at both the Ukrainian border and the Baltic Sea have increased. Russia has recently deployed a large number of military forces on the Ukrainian border.
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